Fivelined Cardinalfish
Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 474
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The five-lined cardinalfish (Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus) 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. It can reach a maximum size of 13 cm (5.1 in) in length.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Five-lined cardinalfish”.