Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus

Five-line cardinalfish
Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus
Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus, adult, WA, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus
Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus, juvenile, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus
Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus, juvenile, Coral Sea, Qld, Photo: Andrew Green
Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus
Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus, juvenile, North WA, Australia, Photo: Andrew Green
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Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus
Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus
Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus
Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus

Distribution

Tropical Indo-Pacific


Description

Pearly body with five black stripes, yellow tail base with black spot positioned in-line with mid-stripe. C. isostigmus (Tail-spot Cardinalfish) has black spot slightly higher than mid-stripe and slightly shallower body profile.


Information

Max Size: 13 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 19.1-31.3°C

Depth: 0-40m

Habitat Generalization Index: 17.84

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Not Evaluated

Occurrence: Common (29.6% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Many (21 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.


Edit by: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland