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Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Occurs in lagoon reefs to depths of at least 12 m. Usually in small groups among staghorn corals (Ref. 48635). Often collected with C. quinquelineatus, but tends to prefer deeper areas (Ref. 37816). Feeds on small fishes.
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Gon, O. 1993 Revision of the cardinalfish genus Cheilodipterus (Perciformes: Apogonidae), with description of five new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (22):59 p. (Ref. 8525)
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Distribution
Western Pacific: patchy distribution, known in the South China Sea, the Philippines, Borneo, New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Marshall Islands. Also in Moluccas, Belau, and Caroline (Ref. 1602).
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Gon, O. 1993 Revision of the cardinalfish genus Cheilodipterus (Perciformes: Apogonidae), with description of five new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (22):59 p. (Ref. 8525)
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 8
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Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
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Size
Max. size
11.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 48635))
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Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka 2001 Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 1. Eels- Snappers, Muraenidae - Lutjanidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 302 p. (Ref. 48635)
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Diagnostic Description
Distinguished externally from C. quinquelineatus by the position of the basicaudal spot which is in line with the mid-lateral stripe, and internally by having canine teeth at the end of the lower jaw (Ref. 37816, 48635).
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Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
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Type Information
Type for Cheilodipterops isostigma
Catalog Number: USNM 30657
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Radiograph
Locality: New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Pacific
Catalog Number: USNM 30657
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Radiograph
Locality: New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Pacific
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Ecology
Habitat
Environment
reef-associated; marine; depth range 4 - 40 m (Ref. 37816)
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Myers, R.F. 1999 Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p. (Ref. 37816)
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Depth range based on 51 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 45 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.61 - 42.4516
Temperature range (°C): 28.103 - 29.336
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.055 - 0.539
Salinity (PPS): 34.113 - 35.035
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.441 - 4.549
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.092 - 0.218
Silicate (umol/l): 1.089 - 2.356
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0.61 - 42.4516
Temperature range (°C): 28.103 - 29.336
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.055 - 0.539
Salinity (PPS): 34.113 - 35.035
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.441 - 4.549
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.092 - 0.218
Silicate (umol/l): 1.089 - 2.356
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 45 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.61 - 42.4516
Temperature range (°C): 28.103 - 29.336
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.055 - 0.539
Salinity (PPS): 34.113 - 35.035
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.441 - 4.549
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.092 - 0.218
Silicate (umol/l): 1.089 - 2.356
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0.61 - 42.4516
Temperature range (°C): 28.103 - 29.336
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.055 - 0.539
Salinity (PPS): 34.113 - 35.035
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.441 - 4.549
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.092 - 0.218
Silicate (umol/l): 1.089 - 2.356
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Depth: 4 - 30m.
From 4 to 30 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated.
From 4 to 30 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated.
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Trophic Strategy
Found inshore (Ref. 75154); in lagoon reefs to depths of at least 12 m. Feeds on small fishes.
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Gon, O. 1993 Revision of the cardinalfish genus Cheilodipterus (Perciformes: Apogonidae), with description of five new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (22):59 p. (Ref. 8525)
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Life History and Behavior
Life Cycle
Mouthbrooders (Ref. 240). Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning (Ref. 205).
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Thresher, R.E. 1984 Reproduction in reef fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Neptune City, New Jersey. 399 p. (Ref. 240)
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Cheilodipterus isostigmus
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen. Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.
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There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen. Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.
AACCACAAAGACATCGGCACCCTCTATCTAGTATTCGGTGCTTGGGCCGGAATAGTCGGAACAGCGCTC---AGCTTACTTATTCGAGCCGAGCTAAGTCAGCCGGGAGCCTTGCTCGGCGAT---GATCAAATCTACAATGTAATTGTTACAGCACATGCATTCGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATGCCATTAATGATTGGGGGCTTTGGAAACTGATTAATCCCTTTAATG---ATTGGTGCCCCTGACATGGCCTTCCCCCGAATAAATAATATGAGTTTCTGACTCCTACCCCCATCATTCCTCCTCCTGCTCGCCTCTTCTGGCGTAGAAGCTGGGGCCGGAACCGGATGAACCGTTTACCCCCCTCTTGCAGGTAACCTCGCCCACGCAGGAGCTTCCGTGGATCTA---ACAATCTTTTCCCTTCATTTAGCGGGTGTCTCATCAATTCTTGGGGCAATTAACTTCATTACCTCTATTATTAACATGAAACCCCCCGCAATTACTCAGTACCAAACCCCTTTATTCGTGTGGGCAGTACTCATTACCGCCGTCCTCCTTCTCCTCTCCCTGCCCGTTTTAGCCGCC---GGTATTACAATACTACTGACAGACCGAAATCTGAATACAACGTTCTTCGACCCCGCAGGAGGTGGTGACCCAATCCTGTATCAGCACTTATTCTGATTTTTCGGTCACCCGGAGGTCTACATTCTTATTCTACCCGGCTTTGGAATAATCTCCCACATTGTTGCCTATTACGCTGGCAAAAAA---GAACCTTTCGGCTATATGGGCATGGTCTGAGCTATAATGGCAATTGGCCTACTGGGCTTTATTGTCTGAGCCCACCACATGTTTACAGTCGGGATAGACGTTGACACTCGAGCATACTTTACATCCGCCACAATGATTATTGCCATCCCTACAGGGGTAAAAGTCTTTAGTTGACTA---GCCACCCTCCATGGAGGC---GCAATCAAATGGGAAACCCCCCTGCTATGGGCCCTTGGGTTTATTTTCCTATTTACAGTTGGGGGATTAACAGGAATTGTCCTAGCCAACTCCTCCCTCGATATCGTACTGCATGACACATACTACGTAGTAGCACACTTCCACTATGTC---CTGTCTATGGGCGCTGTATTTGCCATCGTGGCTGCCTTCGTCCACTGATTCCCACTTTTCACCGGCTACACCCTCCACAGCACTTGATCAAAAGTCCACTTCGGGGTGATATTTGTAGGGGTAAATCTAACATTCTTCCCACAACATTTCCTGGGCCTAGCTGGAATACCTCGT---CGTTACTCCGACTACCCTGACGCCTACACA---CTGTGAAACACAGTTTCTTCTCTTGGTTCACTAGTTTCCCTAGTGGCCGTAATCATGTTCCTCTTCATCATTTGAGAGGCATTCGCCGCCAAACGTGAAGTC---TTATCCGTGGAGCTAACCGAAACTAAT
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Cheilodipterus isostigmus
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 5
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 5
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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