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Large toothed cardinalfish
Cheilodipterus macrodon
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Large toothed cardinalfish
- Scientific
- Cheilodipterus macrodon
- Dhivehi
- Boadhi
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 25 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 100 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A large cardinalfish, silvery white with about eight narrow brown stripes and long canine teeth, reaching about 25 cm. It hunts small fish at night and shelters by day in crevices, under ledges and among sea-urchin spines.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Cheilodipterus-macrodon.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=5781&GenusName=Cheilodipterus&Species
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Cheilodipterus_macrodon.jpg
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Boadhi' (Latin script). FLAG: single source. FLAG: generic name for the group, not species-specific.