Apogonidae

Indian Ocean twospot cardinalfish

Cheilodipterus novemstriatus

Apogonid Fish from the Persian Gulf

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• West Asia
• Fusiform
• Small
• Tropical fish

Cheilodipterus novemstriatus, the Indian Ocean twospot cardinalfish, is a species of ray-finned fish from the Indian Ocean, which is a member of the family Apogonidae. It has colonised the eastern Mediterranean Sea by way of the Suez Canal since 2011.