Cheilodipterus macrodon

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]

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Actinopterygii

Division:Teleostei

Order:Gobiiformes

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Cheilodipterus macrodon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Gobiiformes
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

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