Five-lined cardinalfish

Five-lined cardinalfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Kurtiformes
Family:Apogonidae
Genus:Cheilodipterus
Species: C. quinquelineatus
Binomial name
Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus
Cuvier, 1828
Synonyms
  • Ostorhinchus popur (Montrouzier, 1857)
  • Paramia quinquelineata (Cuvier, 1828)
  • Cheilodipterus popur Montrouzier, 1857

The five-lined cardinalfish, Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus, 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] It can reach a maximum size of 13 cm in length.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://eol.org/pages/1012915/details#distribution
  2. ↑ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/5482


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