Cheilodipterus isostigmus

(Schultz, 1940)

Vernacular names
English : Dog-toothed cardinalfish
French : Apogon à dents de chien

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Kurtiformes (sometimes still Perciformes)
Family : Apogonidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Large mouth, body partly translucent. Coloration whitish-beige with three broad longitudinal black bands, two smaller bands. Tail peduncle yellow with black spot in line with lateral line.

Range and habitat
Indo-Pacific, from Maldives to Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia and Tonga. Found in lagoon reefs amongst staghorn corals, to 40 meters deep.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is linked with coral reefs and staghorn corals so it could be vulnerable to habitat loss and coral reef destruction. Conservation status not yet assessed. Caught for trade.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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