Tiger Cardinalfish
Cheilodipterus macrodon
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 612
- Most observed in
- 🇪🇬 Egypt
Description
Cheilodipterus macrodon, the large-toothed cardinalfish , or tiger cardinalfish 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. The large-toothed cardinalfish can reach a maximum size of 25 cm in length, and lives at depths of 1-40m.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Cheilodipterus macrodon”.