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Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Common in outer reef slopes in 4-30 m depth; in caves and ledges of clear lagoon and seaward reefs from 0.5 to at least 40 m, generally hovering solitarily in midwater (Ref. 1602). Adults usually in pairs or small groups comprising several pairs; juveniles solitary or small groups (Ref. 48635). Feeds primarily on small fishes (Ref. 9710). Sexual maturity reached at about 8 cm.
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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)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=8525&speccode=12629
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Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa (Ref. 8525) to Pitcairn, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Lord Howe Island and Rapa.
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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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Cargados Carajos, Chagos, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Red Sea, Seychelles, South Africa (country)
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Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5909
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Randall, J.E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. Immel Publishing.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6091
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Anon. (2000). FishBase 2000 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 4 cd-roms pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6542
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Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Marshall Islands and Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island, Tonga and Rapa.
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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
25.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 11441))
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Randall, J.E. 1995 Coastal fishes of Oman. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 439 p. (Ref. 11441)
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Diagnostic Description
Juveniles have a large black blotch on the caudal peduncle which becomes diffuse with age. Adults resemble adults of C. artus, but have wider stripes with darker interspace (Ref. 37816).
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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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Description
Common in outer reef slopes in 4-30 m depth; in caves and ledges of clear lagoon and seaward reefs from 0.5 to at least 40 m, generally hovering solitarily in mid-water (Ref. 1602). Sexual maturity reached at about 8 cm.
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Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5909
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Ecology
Habitat
Environment
reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 40 m (Ref. 9710), usually ? - 30 m (Ref. 11441)
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Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9710&speccode=13770
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Randall, J.E. 1995 Coastal fishes of Oman. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 439 p. (Ref. 11441)
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Depth range based on 179 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 133 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.5 - 77
Temperature range (°C): 22.496 - 29.336
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.019 - 2.517
Salinity (PPS): 32.276 - 40.307
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.130 - 5.079
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.092 - 0.495
Silicate (umol/l): 0.380 - 6.058
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0.5 - 77
Temperature range (°C): 22.496 - 29.336
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.019 - 2.517
Salinity (PPS): 32.276 - 40.307
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.130 - 5.079
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.092 - 0.495
Silicate (umol/l): 0.380 - 6.058
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 133 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.5 - 77
Temperature range (°C): 22.496 - 29.336
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.019 - 2.517
Salinity (PPS): 32.276 - 40.307
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.130 - 5.079
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.092 - 0.495
Silicate (umol/l): 0.380 - 6.058
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0.5 - 77
Temperature range (°C): 22.496 - 29.336
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.019 - 2.517
Salinity (PPS): 32.276 - 40.307
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.130 - 5.079
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.092 - 0.495
Silicate (umol/l): 0.380 - 6.058
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Depth: 0 - 40m.
Recorded at 40 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated. Largetooth cardinalfish. Lacepede, 1802 Attains 24 cm. Indo-Pacific; Red Sea.
Recorded at 40 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated. Largetooth cardinalfish. Lacepede, 1802 Attains 24 cm. Indo-Pacific; Red Sea.
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Trophic Strategy
Found inshore (Ref. 75154); among the corals and in caves (Ref. 9137, 58534).
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Hiatt, R.W. and D.W. Strasburg 1960 Ecological relationships of the fish fauna on coral reefs of the Marshall Islands. Ecol. Monogr. 30(1):65-127. (Ref. 275)
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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 macrodon
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 4 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a 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 and other sequences.
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There are 4 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a 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 and other sequences.
AACCACAAAGACATCGGCACCCTCTATCTAGTATTTGGTGCTTGAGCCGGAATAGTCGGGACAGCGCTC---AGCTTACTTATTCGAGCCGAGCTTAGCCAACCCGGGGCCCTTCTCGGCGAT---GACCAAATTTACAATGTAATCGTTACAGCACATGCATTTGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCTATTATGATTGGGGGCTTTGGAAACTGATTAATTCCCTTAATA---ATTGGTGCCCCTGACATGGCATTCCCTCGAATAAATAACATGAGTTTCTGACTTCTCCCTCCATCGTTCCTCCTTCTACTTGCCTCTTCTGGCGTAGAAGCTGGGGCCGGAACCGGATGAACTGTCTACCCGCCCCTTGCAGGCAACCTTGCCCACGCTGGGGCTTCTGTAGATTTA---ACAATCTTCTCACTCCATCTAGCAGGTGTCTCATCAATTCTGGGAGCAATTAACTTTATTACCACAATTATTAATATGAAACCCCCCGCAATTACTCAGTACCAAACCCCCTTGTTCGTATGAGCAGTTCTCATCACCGCCGTTCTTCTCCTCCTTTCCCTACCTGTTTTAGCTGCC---GGCATCACAATACTACTAACAGACCGAAACCTGAATACTACCTTCTTCGACCCCGCGGGAGGTGGTGATCCAATCCTGTATCAGCACCTTTTCTGATTCTTCGGCCATCCGGAAGTCTATATTCTTATTCTGCCTGGCTTTGGCATGATTTCCCACATTGTTGCCTACTACGCTGGCAAAAAA---GAACCTTTCGGCTATATGGGAATAGTCTGGGCTATGATGGCGATTGGCCTACTAGGCTTCATTGTTTGAGCCCATCACATGTTTACAGTCGGAATAGACGTAGACACCCGAGCATACTTTACATCCGCCACAATAATTATTGCCATCCCAACAGGAGTAAAAGTCTTTAGTTGACTA---GCCACCCTTCACGGGGGC---GCAATCAAATGAGAAACCCCCCTGCTATGAGCCCTGGGATTTATCTTCCTGTTCACAGTTGGAGGGCTGACAGGAATTGTTCTAGCTAACTCCTCCCTAGACATTGTTCTGCATGACACGTACTACGTCGTAGCACACTTCCACTATGTC---CTATCTATGGGTGCTGTATTCGCCATCGTAGCTGCCTTCGTCCACTGATTCCCACTTTTTACCGGCTATACCCTTCACAGCACTTGGTCAAAAGTCCACTTTGGAGTGATATTTGTAGGGGTCAAT
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Cheilodipterus macrodon
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 6
Specimens with Barcodes: 17
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 6
Specimens with Barcodes: 17
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.
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073
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