Cheilodipterus arabicus (Gmelin, 1789)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Cheilodipterus arabicus is a species of ray-finned fish from the cardinalfish family Apogonidae. It is found in the western Indian Ocean in the following countries, Tanzania, Seychelles, and India where they are relatively common, the species is also found in the Red Sea, where it occurs in small shoals living in association with reefs. It is characterized by pale brown color with 13–16 dark brown stripes.
Wikipedia contributors, Cheilodipterus arabicus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:17:56.384924+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cheilodipterus arabicus (Gmelin, 1789)
- Name authority
- (Gmelin, 1789)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Apogoniformes
- Family
- Apogonidae
- Genus
- Cheilodipterus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderApogoniformes
- familyApogonidae Günther, 1859
- subfamilyApogoninae Günther, 1859
- genusCheilodipterus Lacepède, 1801
- speciesCheilodipterus arabicus (Gmelin, 1789)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cheilodipterus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cheilodipterus persicus Gon, 1993 | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cheilodipterus alleni Gon, 1993 | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| wolf cardinalfishCheilodipterus artus Smith, 1961 | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cheilodipterus intermedius Gon, 1993 | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cheilodipterus nigrotaeniatus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cheilodipterus parazonatus Gon, 1993 | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| fivelined cardinalfishCheilodipterus quinquelineatus Cuvier, 1828 | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cheilodipterus subulatus Weber, 1909 | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cheilodipterus caninus Smith, 1949 Smith, 1949 | synonym |
| Perca lineata Forsskål, 1775 Forsskål, 1775 | ambiguous synonym |
| Perca arabica Gmelin, 1789 Gmelin, 1789 | synonym |
| Centropomus arabicus (Gmelin, 1789) (Gmelin, 1789) | synonym |
| Cheilodipterus lineatus (Forsskål, 1775) (Forsskål, 1775) | ambiguous synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=278890 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:TRYG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.