Wolf Cardinalfish, Cheilodipterus artus Smith 1961
Other Names: Arrow-tooth Cardinal
A Wolf Cardinalfish, Cheilodipterus artus, in Lembeh Straits, north Sulawesi, Indonesia. Source: Paddy Ryan / http://www.ryanphotographic.com/. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
A pale greyish to mauve cardinalfish with 8 reddish-brown stripes along the head and body, and a dark caudal-fin base. The stripes along the side are not wider that the pale interspaces. Juveniles have a large gold patch surrounding a small black spot on the caudal peduncle.
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Bray, D.J. 2022, Cheilodipterus artus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 26 Sep 2023, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1639
Wolf Cardinalfish, Cheilodipterus artus Smith 1961
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Distribution |
Far northern Great Barrier Reef to the Capricorn Group, Queensland; also Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Timor Sea, and Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific. Forms small, loose aggregates in caves or just above coral branches in sheltered bays and lagoon patch reefs 5 to at least 20 m. |
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Similar Species |
Juvenile Wolf Cardinalfish are very similar in coloration to juvenile Intermediate Cardinalfish, Cheilodipterus. intermedius. In adult C. artus, the black spot on the caudal peduncle of juveniles expands and covers the entire rear part of the caudal peduncle in adults. In adult C. intermedius, the rear part of the caudal peduncle usually becomes whitish. |
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Etymology |
The specific name is from the Latin artus (= compressed, close together) presumably in reference to the narrower and more closely-spaced body stripes of this species compared with those of Cheilodipterus lineatus (a synonym of the Tiger Cardinalfish, C. macrodon). 'This species, both alive and preserved, is readily distinguished from closely related lineatus Lacepede, by the narrow stripes ...' |
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Species Citation |
Cheilodipterus artus Smith 1961, Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute, Grahamstown 22: 409, pl. 50(F). Type locality: Mahé, Seychelles. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2022 |
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Wolf Cardinalfish, Cheilodipterus artus Smith 1961
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