Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus Cuvier, 1828
- Dataset
- The National Checklist of Taiwan (Catalogue of Life in Taiwan, TaiCoL)
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Actinopterygii
- order
- Perciformes
- family
- Apogonidae
- genus
- Cheilodipterus
diagnostic
Dorsal-fin rays VI-I, 9; anal-fin rays II, 8; pectoral-fin rays 12. Large canine-like teeth on both jaws; posterior margin of preopercle serrated; body with 5 longitudinal narrow black stripes; maxillary reaching to below the poster margin of eye; black blotch surrounded by yellow on caudal peduncle; caudal fin forked.
distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to Mozambique and eastward to the Pitcairn Group, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island and Rapa.