Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Wolf Cardinalfish
Cheilodipterus artus
Wolf Cardinalfish
Category: Cardinalfishes
Scientific Name: Cheilodipterus artus
Size: Up to 5 in. (12 cm)  
Depth: 6-80 ft. (2-25 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Australia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Kurtiformes (Order)
     └Apogonidae (Family)
      └Cheilodipterus (Genus)

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