Cheilodipterus

Cheilodipterus is a genus of fishes in the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

==Species== The 17 recognized species in this genus are: Cheilodipterus alleni Gon, 1993 (Allen's cardinalfish) Cheilodipterus arabicus (Gmelin, 1789) (tiger cardinalfish) Cheilodipterus artus J. L. B. Smith, 1961 (wolf cardinalfish) Cheilodipterus intermedius Gon, 1993 (intermediate cardinalfish) Cheilodipterus isostigmus (L. P. Schultz, 1940) (dog-toothed cardinalfish) Cheilodipterus lachneri Klausewitz, 1959 (Aqaba cardinalfish) Cheilodipterus macrodon (Lacépède, 1802) (large-toothed cardinalfish) Cheilodipterus nigrotaeniatus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 Cheilodipterus novemstriatus (Rüppell, 1838) (Indian Ocean two-spot cardinalfish) Cheilodipterus octovittatus G. Cuvier, 1828 Cheilodipterus parazonatus Gon, 1993 (mimic cardinalfish) Cheilodipterus persicus Gon, 1993 (Persian cardinalfish) Cheilodipterus pygmaios Gon, 1993 Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus G. Cuvier, 1828 (five-lined cardinalfish) Cheilodipterus singapurensis Bleeker, 1860 (truncated cardinalfish) Cheilodipterus subulatus M. C. W. Weber, 1909 Cheilodipterus zonatus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 (yellowbelly cardinalfish)