Tiger Cardinalfish, Cheilodipterus macrodon (Lacépède, 1802)
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© Ian Shaw
Fast Facts
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Classification
- Genus
- Cheilodipterus
- Species
- macrodon
- Family
- Apogonidae
- Order
- Perciformes
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Subphylum
- Vertebrata
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Kingdom
- Animalia
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- Size Range
- It grows to 22 cm in length.
Introduction
The Tiger Cardinalfish can be distinguished from other species of Cheilodipterus by its colouration and large teeth. The species occurs throughout the Indo-West Pacific.
Identification
The Tiger Cardinalfish can be distinguished from other species of Cheilodipterus by its striped body, large teeth and lack of yellow colouration on the caudal peduncle.
Distribution
The Tiger Cardinalfish occurs in tropical and some warm temperate marine waters throughout the Indo-West Pacific. In Australia it is know from the central coast of Western Australia, around the tropical north, and south to the central New South Wales coast.
The map below shows the Australian distribution of the species based on public sightings and specimens in Australian Museums. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
References
- Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 292.
- Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. New Holland. Pp. 433.
- Kuiter, R.H. & T. Kozawa. 1999. Fishes of the Indo-West Pacific. Apogonidae. CD Version 1.0 Zoonetics.
- Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Gary Allen. Pp. 437.
- Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen & J.E. Hanley. 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia Vol.7 Pisces Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Survey. Pp. i-xii, 1-665.
- Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.
