Indian Ocean twospot cardinalfish

Cheilodipterus novemstriatus

Apogonid Fish from the Persian Gulf

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
West Asia
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Cheilodipterus novemstriatus, the Indian Ocean twospot cardinalfish, is a species of ray-finned fish from the Indian Ocean, which is a member of the family Apogonidae. It has colonised the eastern Mediterranean Sea by way of the Suez Canal since 2011.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cardinalfishes
Family: Apogonidae
Genus: Cheilodipterus
Maximum length: 8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, and the Persian Gulf (Ref. 8525 ). Lessepsian migrant in the Mediterranean (Ref. 127989 ).

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