Cheilodipterus macrodon

Cheilodipterus macrodon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Kurtiformes
Family:	Apogonidae
Genus:	Cheilodipterus
Species:	C. macrodon
Binomial name
	Cheilodipterus macrodon; (Lacepède, 1802)
Synonyms
	Centropomus macrodon Lacepède, 1802; Apogon macrodon (Lacepède, 1802); Cheilodipterus lineatus Lacepède, 1801; Cheilodipterus heptazona Bleeker, 1849; Apogon melanurus Bleeker, 1860; Paramia octolineata Bleeker, 1872;

Cheilodipterus macrodon, the large-toothed cardinalfish , or Tiger Cardinalfish is a species of marine fish in the family Apogonidae. It is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region, Red Sea included.^[1]

The large-toothed cardinalfish can reach a maximum size of 25 cm in length,^[2] and live at depths of 1-40m.^[3]

References[]

^ http://eol.org/pages/204403/details#distribution
^ "Cheilodipterus macrodon, Large toothed cardinalfish".
^ Dianne J. Bray, 2011, Tiger Cardinalfish, Cheilodipterus macrodon, in Fishes of Australia, accessed 07 Oct 2014, http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4213

External links[]

http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=209373
photo of Cheilodipterus macrodon in iNaturalist

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[1] ttp://eol.org/pages/204403/details#distribution

[2] "Cheilodipterus macrodon, Large toothed cardinalfish".

[3] Dianne J. Bray, 2011, Tiger Cardinalfish, Cheilodipterus macrodon, in Fishes of Australia, accessed 07 Oct 2014, http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4213

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