n = 39
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheilodipterus acoupa | Lacepède, 1801 | Cynoscion acoupa | Sciaenidae | Acoupa weakfish |
| Cheilodipterus affinis | (Poey, 1875) | Paroncheilus affinis | Apogonidae | Bigtooth cardinalfish |
| Cheilodipterus alleni | Gon, 1993 | Cheilodipterus alleni | Apogonidae | Allen's cardinalfish |
| Cheilodipterus amblyuropterus | Bleeker, 1856 | Pseudamia amblyuroptera | Apogonidae | White-jawed cardinalfish |
| Cheilodipterus apogonides | Bleeker, 1856 | Ostorhinchus apogonoides | Apogonidae | Short-tooth cardinal |
| Cheilodipterus apogonoides | Bleeker, 1856 | Ostorhinchus apogonoides | Apogonidae | Short-tooth cardinal |
| Cheilodipterus aquila | Lacepède, 1803 | Argyrosomus regius | Sciaenidae | Meagre |
| Cheilodipterus arabicus | (Gmelin, 1789) | Cheilodipterus arabicus | Apogonidae | Tiger cardinal |
| Cheilodipterus artus | Smith, 1961 | Cheilodipterus artus | Apogonidae | Wolf cardinalfish |
| Cheilodipterus bipunctatus | (Lachner, 1951) | Cheilodipterus novemstriatus | Apogonidae | Indian Ocean twospot cardinalfish |
| Cheilodipterus butis | Hamilton, 1822 | Butis butis | Butidae | Duckbill sleeper |
| Cheilodipterus caninus | Smith, 1949 | Cheilodipterus arabicus | Apogonidae | Tiger cardinal |
| Cheilodipterus heptacanthus | Lacepède, 1801 | Pomatomus saltatrix | Pomatomidae | Bluefish |
| Cheilodipterus heptazona | Bleeker, 1849 | Cheilodipterus macrodon | Apogonidae | Large toothed cardinalfish |
| Cheilodipterus intermedius | Gon, 1993 | Cheilodipterus intermedius | Apogonidae | Intermediate cardinalfish |
| Cheilodipterus isostigmus | (Schultz, 1940) | Cheilodipterus isostigma | Apogonidae | Dog-toothed cardinalfish |
| Cheilodipterus lachneri | Klausewitz, 1959 | Cheilodipterus lachneri | Apogonidae | Aqaba Cardinalfish |
| Cheilodipterus lachneri australis | Smith, 1961 | Cheilodipterus artus | Apogonidae | Wolf cardinalfish |
| Cheilodipterus lineatus | (Forsskål, 1775) | Cheilodipterus arabicus | Apogonidae | Tiger cardinal |
| Cheilodipterus macrodon | (Lacepède, 1802) | Cheilodipterus macrodon | Apogonidae | Large toothed cardinalfish |
| Cheilodipterus nigrotaeniatus | Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 | Cheilodipterus nigrotaeniatus | Apogonidae | |
| Cheilodipterus novemstriatus | (Rüppell, 1838) | Cheilodipterus novemstriatus | Apogonidae | Indian Ocean twospot cardinalfish |
| Cheilodipterus octovittatus | Cuvier, 1828 | Cheilodipterus octovittatus | Apogonidae | |
| Cheilodipterus panijus | Hamilton, 1822 | Sillaginopsis panijus | Sillaginidae | Flathead sillago |
| Cheilodipterus parazonatus | Gon, 1993 | Cheilodipterus parazonatus | Apogonidae | Mimic cardinal |
| Cheilodipterus persicus | Gon, 1993 | Cheilodipterus persicus | Apogonidae | Persian cardinalfish |
| Cheilodipterus polyacanthus | Vaillant, 1877 | Amioides polyacanthus | Apogonidae | |
| Cheilodipterus polystigma | Bleeker, 1860 | Pseudamia amblyuroptera | Apogonidae | White-jawed cardinalfish |
| Cheilodipterus popur | Montrouzier, 1857 | Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus | Apogonidae | Five-lined cardinalfish |
| Cheilodipterus pseudosubulatus | Hardenberg, 1948 | Cheilodipterus singapurensis | Apogonidae | Truncate cardinalfish |
| Cheilodipterus pygmaios | Gon, 1993 | Cheilodipterus pygmaios | Apogonidae | |
| Cheilodipterus quenquelineatus | Cuvier, 1828 | Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus | Apogonidae | Five-lined cardinalfish |
| Cheilodipterus quinquelineata | Cuvier, 1828 | Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus | Apogonidae | Five-lined cardinalfish |
| Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus | Cuvier, 1828 | Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus | Apogonidae | Five-lined cardinalfish |
| Cheilodipterus saltatrix | (Linnaeus, 1766) | Pomatomus saltatrix | Pomatomidae | Bluefish |
| Cheilodipterus singapurensis | Bleeker, 1860 | Cheilodipterus singapurensis | Apogonidae | Truncate cardinalfish |
| Cheilodipterus subulatus | Weber, 1909 | Cheilodipterus subulatus | Apogonidae | |
| Cheilodipterus truncatus | Günther, 1873 | Cheilodipterus singapurensis | Apogonidae | Truncate cardinalfish |
| Cheilodipterus zonatus | Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 | Cheilodipterus zonatus | Apogonidae | Yellowbelly cardinalfish |