Cheilodipterus arabicus

Cheilodipterus arabicus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Apogonidae
Genus:	Cheilodipterus
Species:	C. arabicus
Binomial name
	Cheilodipterus arabicus; (Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms
	Perca arabica Gmelin, 1789; Centropomus arabicus (Gmelin, 1789); Perca lineata Forsskål, 1775; Cheilodipterus lineatus (Forsskål, 1775); Cheilodipterus caninus J.L.B Smith, 1949;

Cheilodipterus arabicus is a species of ray-finned fish from the cardinalfish family Apogonidae.^[1] It is found in the western Indian Ocean in the following countries, Tanzania, Seychelles, and India where they are relatively common,^[2] the species is also found in the Red Sea,^[3] where it occurs in small shoals living in association with reefs.^[4] It is characterized by pale brown color with 13–16 dark brown stripes. ^[5]