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Morwong ephippium (McCulloch & Waite, 1916)

Painted moki
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Norfolk Island country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, Norfolk I., AM I.10756 (holotype of Cheilodactylus ephippium (Ref. 75154).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Francis, M.P., 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Painted morwong, Tarakihi, 上唇指, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Centrarchiformes (Basses) > Latridae (Trumpeters)
Etymology: Morwong: Name derived from an aboriginal word for fish (Ref. 120445).
  More on authors: McCulloch & Waite.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 250 m.   Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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