Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Kurtiformes (Order)
      └Apogonidae (Family)
       └Cheilodipterus (Genus)
        └C. artus (Species)

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