Singapore Cardinalfish
Cheilodipterus singapurensis
- Usual depth1–12 m
- Water temperature26–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly, September, and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Ditch Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 9 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 18 records
- August: 16 records
- September: 21 records
- October: 17 records
- November: 10 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–12 m · Deepest record: 37 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Singapore Cardinalfish, Truncate Cardinalfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Kasumi-yarai-ishimochi
Other scientific names: Cheilodipterus pseudosubulatus, Cheilodipterus truncatus, Chilodipterus truncatus
Similar species
Wolf cardinalfishCheilodipterus artus
Largetoothed cardinalfishCheilodipterus macrodon
Fivelined cardinalfishCheilodipterus quinquelineatus
Inbetween CardinalfishCheilodipterus intermedius
Dog-toothed CardinalfishCheilodipterus isostigma
- Pearly-finned Cardinalfish
Jaydia poeciloptera
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 139 open-data records from 1909 to 2015.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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