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Cheilodipterus singapurensis

(Singapore cardinalfish)

Overview

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Family : Cardinalfishes ; Inhabits lagoon reefs[1] and silty habitats in among boulders in seagrass areas; juveniles among urchin spines[2]. Sexual maturity reached at about 7 to 8 cm (Ref. 8525).

Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in Bikol:

Bagsang

Common Names in English:

Singapore cardinalfish, Truncate cardinalfish

Common Names in Ilokano:

Mamaong

Common Names in Japanese:

Kasumi-yarai-ishimochi

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

圆盖巨牙天竺鲷, 圓蓋巨牙天竺鯛, 新加坡巨牙天竺鯛, 新加坡巨牙天竺鲷

Common Names in Pangasinan:

Tatabig

Common Names in Tagalog:

Dangat, Suga

Description

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Habitat

May be found at depths of 2 to 10 meters.

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -5,004 meters (0 to -16,417 feet).[3]

Ecology: The Truncate Cardinalfish is found on the fore-slope of coastal coral reefs, lagoon patch reefs and in silty habitats at a depth range of 2-10 m. Adults of this species are solitary and can be found among boulders , under plate corals , among corals, or in seagrass meadows. Juvenile C. singapurensis often swim among the spines of sea urchins.[4].

List of Habitats:

Taxonomy

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Synonyms

Cheilodipterus pseudosubulatus • Cheilodipterus pseudosubulatus Hardenberg • Cheilodipterus singapurensis Bleeker, 1859-60 • Cheilodipterus subulatus • Cheilodipterus subulatus Weber • Cheilodipterus truncatus • Cheilodipterus truncatus Günther

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Comment: Ex Castelnau; Author year from Eschmeyer 2007[5].

Last scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 12-Dec-1994

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Cheilodipterus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 22 species and subspecies in this genus:

C. acoupa (White-Jawed Cardinalfish) · C. arabicus (Dogtooth Cardinal) · C. artus (Arrow-Tooth Cardinal) · C. butis (Crimson-Tipped Flathead-Sleeper) · C. caninus (Dogtooth Cardinal) · C. intermedius (Intermediate Cardinalfish) · C. isostigma (Dog-Toothed Cardinalfish) · C. isostigmus (Dog-Toothed Cardinalfish) · C. lachneri (Arrowtooth Cardinal) · C. artus (Dogtooth Cardinalfish) · C. macrodon (Pacific Tiger Cardinalfish) · C. nigrotaeniatus (Mimic Cardinalfish) · C. novemstriatus (Indian Ocean Twospot Cardinalfish) · C. panijus (Flathead Sillago) · C. parazonatus (Mimic Cardinalfish) · C. persicus (Persian Cardinalfish) · C. quinquelineata (Five-Lined Cardinalfish) · C. quinquelineatus (Five-Lined Cardinalfish) · C. saltatrix (Snapping Mackerel) · C. singapurensis (Singapore Cardinalfish) · C. truncatus (Easter Island Flyingfish) · C. zonatus (Mimic Cardinalfish)

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Further Reading

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Notes

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. Myers, R.F. (1999). Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p. [back]
  2. Kuiter, R. H. and Tonozuka (2001). Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 1. Eels- Snappers, Muraenidae - Lutjanidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 302 p. [back]
  3. Mean = -2,300.850 meters (-7,548.720 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,546.650 based on 27 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
  4. Collen, B., Richman, N., Beresford, A., Chenery, A. & Ram, M. (Sampled Red List Index Coordinating Team). 2010. Cheilodipterus singapurensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 31 January 2012. [back]
  5. Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva, S. & Telles, A.M. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]
Last Revised: 7/15/2012