Scientific Name	Cheilodipterus artus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Smith, 1961	Depth	3 - 20M
Chinese	縱帶巨齒天竺鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	天竺鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F352　Apogonidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	縱帶巨牙天竺鯛
Max Length	18.7 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	大面側仔、大目側仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Mahé, Seychelles.
Synonyms	Cheilodipterus lachneri australis, Cheilodipterus lineatus, Cheilodipterus lineatus, Cheilodipterus macrodon
Reference	1. 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；2. Shao, K. T., and J. P. Chen (1986) The New Records of Cardinalfishes from Taiwan, with a Synopsis of the Family Apogonidae. Journ. Taiwan Museum, 39(2):61-104；3. Mabuchi, K. , T. H. Fraser, H. Song, Y. Azuma and M. Nishida 2014 (1 Aug.) Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters. Zootaxa 3846 (no. 2): 151-203.  Smith, J. L. B. 1961 Shao, K.T. etc. 1986 Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Mabuchi, K. , T. H. Fraser, H. Song, Y. Azuma etc. 2014
Specimen List	ASIZP0062008. ASIZP0062009. BPBMI31968. FRIP20066.
Common Name	Wolf cardinal; Wolf cardinalfish; Lined cardinalfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays VI-I, 9; anal-fin rays II, 8; pectoral-fin rays 13. Large canine-like teeth on both jaws; posterior margin of preopercle serrated; body with 8 longitudinal narrow dark brown stripes; lateral-line scale with 1 pore; broad and narrow dark longitudinal stripes alternately arranged on body; juveniles have a pupil-sized black spot surrounded by a large gold blotch on the caudal peduncle, but becoming indistinct in adults; caudal fin forked; upper and lower margins of caudal fin very dark.
habitats	Occurs in sheltered bays and lagoon patch reefs from 5 to at least 20 m, forming small, loose aggregates in caves or just above branches of certain corals. Feeds on small fishes.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Tuamoto Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef; and Micronesia.
Utility	No commercial value.