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Bony fish

Wolf Cardinalfish

Cheilodipterus artus

Also known as: Arrowtooth Cardinal, Artus Cardinal, Artus Cardinalfish, Large-toothed Cardinalfish, Lined Cardinalfish, Nurseryfish, Wolf Cardinal

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2022
Adult
@fishx6 · Lighthouse Bay, Ningaloo Reef, Exmouth, WA, Australia · March 20141 / 4
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Overview

Found singly or in loose schools, during the day hovering inside caves, and in the arms of coral branches, dispersing at night to feed, over sheltered bays and lagoon patch reefs.

Males incubate their eggs inside their mouths, as the egg masses increase in size they can be found with wide open mouths where they shift the eggs around to aerate the egg masses.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
  • Exact location · 2
  • Country only · 2
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Found singly or in loose schools, during the day hovering inside caves, and in the arms of coral branches, dispersing at night to feed, over sheltered bays and lagoon patch reefs.

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Adult photos 4

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderApogoniformes
    5. familyApogonidae
    6. genusCheilodipterus
    7. speciesCheilodipterus artus Smith, 1961

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    More in the family

    Cardinalfishes (Apogonidae)