Scientific Name	Cheilodipterus macrodon   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Lacepède, 1802)	Depth	1 - 40M
Chinese	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	巨牙天竺鯛
Max Length	25 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	大面側仔、大目側仔、大目丁(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Mauritius or Réunion I.
Synonyms	Apogon macrodon, Apogon melanurus, Centropomus macrodon, Cheilodipterus heptazona, Cheilodipterus lineatus, Cheilodipterus lineatus, Cheilodipterus octovittatus, Chelidopterus macrodon, Cheliodipterus macrodon, Paramia octolineata
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.  Lacepede, B. G. E. 1802 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	ASIZP0054740. ASIZP0054969. ASIZP0055723. ASIZP0055945. ASIZP0056950. ASIZP0059123. ASIZP0060476. ASIZP0060717. ASIZP0062007. ASIZP0065103. ASIZP0065949. ASIZP0066039. ASIZP0070107. ASIZP0070108. ASIZP0070947. ASIZP0072468. ASIZP0700308. ASIZP0800751. ASIZP0800752. ASIZP0800753. ASIZP0800760. ASIZP0804315. ASIZP0804329. ASIZP0804370. ASIZP0805154. ASIZP0910751. ASIZP0910752. ASIZP0910753. ASIZP0914315. ASIZP0914329. ASIZP0914370. ASIZP0915158. BPBMI23303. FRIP21071. FRIP21326. FRIP22200. NMMBP05485. ...List all 54 records...
Barcode	2008-03-25,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2008-03-25,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-07-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Tiger cardinalfish; Eight-lined cardinalfish; Largetooth cardinalfish; Large-toothed cardinalfish; Large toothed 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; dark longitudinal stripes on body all equal in width; juveniles have a large black spot caudal peduncle, but becoming indistinct in adults; caudal fin forked; upper and lower margins of caudal fin weakly dark.
habitats	Common in outer reef slopes in 4-30 m depth; in caves and ledges of clear lagoon and seaward reefs from 0.5 to at least 40 m, generally hovering solitarily in midwater. Adults usually in pairs or small groups comprising several pairs; juveniles solitary.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Pitcairn, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Lord Howe Island and Rapa.
Utility	No commercial value.