Cheilodipterus
# 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)
