Biology:Cheilodipterus arabicus

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Cheilodipterus arabicus
Cheilodipterus lineatus Ford 17.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Kurtiformes
Family: Apogonidae
Genus: Cheilodipterus
Species:
C. arabicus
Binomial name
Cheilodipterus arabicus
(Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms
  • Perca arabica Gmelin, 1789
  • Centropomus arabicus (Gmelin, 1789)
  • Perca lineata Forsskål, 1775
  • Cheilodipterus lineatus (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Cheilodipterus caninus J.L.B Smith, 1949

Cheilodipterus arabicus is a species of ray-finned fish from the cardinalfish family Apogonidae. It is found in the western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea where it is relatively common, occurring in small shoals living in association with reefs.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Cheilodipterus arabicus" in FishBase. April 2018 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2511256 entry