Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Apogoniformes (Order)
     └Apogonidae (Family) Cardinalfishes
      └Cheilodipterus (Genus)
       └C. quinquelineatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 209371🔗
iNaturalist ID: 194784🔗

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