Yap, Micronesia
Palau
Fivelined Cardinalfish
Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus
Fivelined Cardinalfish
Category: Cardinalfishes
Scientific Name: Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus
Size: up to 5 in. (12 cm)
Depth: 3-130 ft. (1-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Kurtiformes (Order)
└Apogonidae (Family)
└Cheilodipterus (Genus)
└C. quinquelineatus (Species)
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