Kingdom Animalia Family Apogonidae Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Class Actinopterygii Subfamily Apogoninae Genus Cheilodipterus Order Perciformes | |
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Similar Cheilodipterus, Five‑lined cardinalfish, Ring‑tailed cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus, Apogon fraenatus | ||
Cheilodipterus macrodon, the large-toothed 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.
The large-toothed cardinalfish can reach a maximum size of 25 cm in length, and live at depths of 1-40m.
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