Cardinal Fish
Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus
The five-lined cardinalfish is a marine member of the family Apogonidae. It is found broadly across the tropical Indo-Pacific, the Red Sea among them. Adults grow to about 13 cm (5.1 in) long.
Family
Apogonidae
Avg Size
10-13 cm
Where & When to See It
The Caves
Fiddle Garden
Gordon Reef
Gota Kebir
Gota Soraya
Habili Ali
Habili Gaffar
Jackson Reef
Kormoran
Laguna Reef
Middle Garden
Moray Garden - Golden Blocks
Napoleon Reef
Near Garden
North Gabr El Bint
North Ras Abu Galum
Paradise
Pinky Wall
Ras Bob
Ras Burg
Ras Ghamila
Ras Ghozlani
Ras Nasrani
Ras Um Sid
Ras Zaatar
Sha'ab Samadai (Dolphin House)
Sha'ab Sharm
Shaab Claudia
Shaab Maksur
Shaab Sataya
Shark & Yolanda Reef
Shark Observatory
Shark's Bay
Small Crack
Sodfa
South Ras Abu Galum
Temple
The Canyon
Three Pools
Tower
White Knight
Woodhouse Reef
Jackfish Alley
Lighthouse
Ras Abu Helal
Ras Katy
The Alternatives
The Islands
Thomas Reef
Umm Kharalim
Turtle Bay
Abu Ghalawa
Amphoras
Blue Hole - El Bells
Dunraven (Beacon Rock)
Eel Garden
Eel Gardens
Far Garden
Abu Hashish
El Fanadir
Abu Kifan
Abu Nuhas
Abu Ramada South
Fury Shoals
Banana Reef
Big Giftun
Abu Dabbab
Bluff Point
Careless Reef
Carnatic
Chrisoula K
Rocky Island
Rosalie Moller
Salem Express
El Erug
El Fanous West
El Mina Wreck
Elphinstone
Erg Abu Ramada
Erg Sabina
Erg Somaya
The Ulysses
Thistlegorm
Giannis D
Shaab Abu Nugar
Gota Abu Ramada
Shaab Eissa
Shaab El Erg
Shaab Eshta
Hamda
Umm Gamar South
Kimon M
Shaab Petra
Shaab Sabina
Turft El Shahed
Shabrur Um Gamar
Shag Rock (Kingston)
Turtle Reef
Umm Gamar North
Abu Ramada North
Panorama Reef
Siyul Kebira
The Barge at Bluff Point
Small Giftun
Zabargad Island
Ras Disha
Soma Bay Garden
Belina Wreck