Pygmy Cardinalfish

Cheilodipterus pygmaios

Black spots marked on caudal peduncle

Pygmy Cardinalfish is known around Western Indian Ocean as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the largest recorded length is 5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cardinalfishes
Family: Apogonidae
Genus: Cheilodipterus
Maximum length: 5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aqaba and Ethiopia in the Red Sea.

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