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Morwong (other)
Morwong is a common name used for a variety of fishes and may refer to: * Cheilodactylidae a family in which some of the species are called morwongs. ** ''Goniistius'', a clade within the Cheilodactylidae, traditionally classified as members of the genus ''Cheilodactylus'', classified by some authorities as a genus within the family Latridae. Its member species all have the common name morwong. *** Spottedtail morwong (''Cheilodactylus (Goniistus) zonatus''), a species of fish in the clade ''Goniistius'' traditionally classified as a member of the genus ''Cheilodactylus'', classified by some authorities as a species within the family Latridae. ** '' Morwong'' a clade within the family Cheilodactylidae, traditionally classified as members of the genus ''Cheilodactylus'', classified by some authorities as a genus within the family Latridae. *** Red morwong (''Cheilodactylus (Morwong) fuscus'') a species of fish in the clade ''Morwong''. *** Painted moki (''Cheilodactylus (Morwong) e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheilodactylidae
Cheilodactylidae , commonly called morwongs but also known as butterfish, fingerfins, jackassfish, sea carp, snappers, and moki, is a family of marine ray-finned fish. They are found in subtropical oceans in the Southern Hemisphere. The common name "morwong" is also used as a name for several unrelated fish found in Australian waters, such as the painted sweetlips (''Diagramma pictum''). The classification of the species within the Cheilodactylidae and the related Latridae is unclear. Taxonomy Cheilodactylidae is classified within the superfamily Cirrhitoidea, under the suborder Percoidei of the large order Perciformes. Molecular studies have also placed the superfamily within the order Centrarchiformes, although the Cirrhitoidea is confirmed as a monophyletic clade. The 5th Edition of ''Fishes of the World'' does not recognise Centrarchiformes and retains the superfamily within the order Perciformes. The family has four genera according to the 5th Edition of Fishes of the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dusky Morwong
The dusky morwong (''Dactylophora nigricans'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish, traditionally regarded as belonging to the family Cheilodactylidae, the members of which are commonly known as morwongs. It is native to the western and southern coastal reefs of Australia. This species is the only known member of its genus. Taxonomy The dusky morwong was first formally described in 1850 as ''Cheilodactylus nigricans'' by the Scottish naval surgeon, arctic explorer and naturalist Sir John Richardson with the type locality given as King George Sound in Western Australia. In 1883 the English zoologist Charles De Vis created the genus ''Dactylophora'' with this species the type species by monotypy, it is still the only species in the genus. The genus name is a compound of ''dactylus'' meaning "finger" and ''phora'' which means "to bear" or "carry", a reference to the single elongated, unbranched pectoral fin ray. The specific name''nigricans'' means "blackish", as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plectorhinchus Flavomaculatus
''Plectorhinchus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, sweetlips belonging to the subfamily Plectorhinchinae which is one of two subfamilies in the family Haemulidae which also includes the grunts. The species in this genus are found in fresh, brackish, and salt waters. Description and characteristics These fish have big, fleshy lips and tend to live on coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific in small groups or pairs. They will often associate with other fishes of similar species; several species of sweetlips sometimes swim together. They are usually seen in clusters in nooks and crannies or under overhangs. At nightfall, they venture from their shelters to seek out their bottom-dwelling invertebrate prey, such as bristleworms, shrimps, and small crabs. Sweetlips colouring and patterning changes throughout their lives. For example, ''Plectorhinchus polytaenia'' develops more stripes with age. Juvenile sweetlips generally look quite different from the adults, and often live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haemulidae
Haemulidae is a family of fishes in the order Perciformes known commonly as grunts. It is made up of the two subfamilies Haemulinae (grunters) and Plectorhynchinae (sweetlips), which in turn contain about 133 species in 19 genera. These fish are found in tropical fresh, brackish, and salt waters around the world. They are bottom-feeding predators, and named for the ability of Haemulinae to produce sound by grinding their teeth. They also engage in mutualistic relationship with cleaner gobies of genus ''Elacatinus'', allowing them to feed on ectoparasites on their bodies. Timeline ImageSize = width:850px height:auto barincrement:15px PlotArea = left:10px bottom:50px top:10px right:10px Period = from:-65.5 till:10 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:5 start:-65.5 ScaleMinor = unit:year increment:1 start:-65.5 TimeAxis = orientation:hor AlignBars = justify Colors = #legends id:CAR value:claret id:ANK value:rgb(0.4,0.3,0. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grunt (fish)
Haemulidae is a family of fishes in the order Perciformes known commonly as grunts. It is made up of the two subfamilies Haemulinae (grunters) and Plectorhynchinae (sweetlips), which in turn contain about 133 species in 19 genera. These fish are found in tropical fresh, brackish, and salt waters around the world. They are bottom-feeding predators, and named for the ability of Haemulinae to produce sound by grinding their teeth. They also engage in mutualistic relationship with cleaner gobies of genus '' Elacatinus'', allowing them to feed on ectoparasites on their bodies. Timeline ImageSize = width:850px height:auto barincrement:15px PlotArea = left:10px bottom:50px top:10px right:10px Period = from:-65.5 till:10 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:5 start:-65.5 ScaleMinor = unit:year increment:1 start:-65.5 TimeAxis = orientation:hor AlignBars = justify Colors = #legends id:CAR value:claret id:ANK value:rgb(0.4,0.3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Painted Sweetlips
The painted sweetlips (''Diagramma pictum''), also known as the Australian slatey, blackall, bluey, grey sweetlips, moke, morwong, mother-in-law fish, painted blubber-lips, slate bream, slate sweetlips, smokey bream, thicklip or yellowdot sweetlips is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sweetlips belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific region. Description The painted sweetlips has fleshy lips which increase in size as the fish matures. There are 6 pores on the chin but the median pit is absent. The dorsal fin contains 9–10 spines and 22-25 soft rays while the anal fin contains 3 spines and 7 soft rays. The adults are predominantly blue-grey in colour marked with bright yellow to golden orange spots these frequently form a pattern of lines on the head. The inside of the mouth is vivid orange to red. The dorsal fins have black margins, the anal and pelvic fins have black tips. The juveniles have clear a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lethrinidae
The Lethrinidae are a family of fishes in the order Perciformes commonly known as emperors, emperor breams, and pigface breams. These fish are found in tropical waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and ''Lethrinus atlanticus'' is also found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. They are benthic feeders, consuming invertebrates and small fishes. Some species have molariform teeth which they use to eat shelled invertebrates, such as mollusks and crabs. Gallery File:Lethrinus olivaceus.jpg, Longface emperor ('' Lethrinus olivaceus'') File:Gnathodentex aureolineatus.jpg, Striped large-eye bream (''Gnathodentex aureolineatus'') File:Monotaxis-grandoculis.JPG, Humpnose big-eye bream (''Monotaxis grandoculis ''Monotaxis grandoculis'', the humpnose big-eye bream, bigeye barenose, bigeye bream, or bigeye emperor, is a species of emperor fish native to the Indian Ocean and the West and Central Pacific Ocean to the Hawaiian Islands. It inhabits areas wit ...'') References *Carpente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lethrinus Nebulosus
''Lethrinus nebulosus'' is a species of Lethrinidae, emperor fish. Common names include spangled emperor, green snapper, morwong, north-west snapper, sand bream, sand snapper, sixteen-pounder, Sharie, Sheri and yellow sweetlip. Description This species commonly grows to approximately 70 cm in length, however the largest individuals have been found to be 87 cm.[clarification needed] It is yellow to yellowish-brown or bronze in colour, the belly being lighter. It has scattered blue markings over the body. The cheeks have no scales and may have a vertical blue markings. It has whitish or yellowish fins with a yellowish-edged dorsal fin. Distribution This fish occurs in the waters of East Africa to the southern parts of Japan. It also lives in Australian coastal waters, and has been recorded in the Red Sea, Persian Gulf and New Caledonia,Laboute, P. & Grandperrin, R. (2000). Poissons de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Nouméa, New Caledonia: Éditions Catherine Ledru. where it is one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porae
The porae (''Nemadactylus douglasii''), the grey morwong, blue morwong, butterfish, Douglas' morwong, Eastern blue morwong, great perch, queen snapper, rubberlip morwong or silver morwong, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, traditionally regarded as belonging to the family Cheilodactylidae, the members of which are commonly known as morwongs. found around south eastern Australia and the north eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand at depths of about 10 to 100 metres, on sandy and rocky coasts. Taxonomy The porae was first formally described as ''Cheilodactylus douglasii'' 1875 by the Scottish-born New Zealand geologist, naturalist and surgeon James Hector with the type localities given as Ngunguru Bay, north of Whangārei and Bay of Islands, Auckland, New Zealand. The specific name honours Sir Robert Andrews Mackenzie Douglas, 3rd Baronet of Douglas of Glenbervie, a former officer in the British Army and New Zealand politician who provided Hector with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nemadactylus
''Nemadactylus'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, traditionally regarded as belonging to the family Cheilodactylidae, the members of which are commonly known as morwongs. They are found in the South Atlantic, Indian and South Pacific Oceans. Systematics ''Nemadactylus'' was first formally described as a genus in 1839 by the Scottish naval surgeon, arctic explorer and naturalist Sir John Richardson when he described ''Nemadactylus concinnus'' which he designated the type species of the new genus by monotypy. ''Nemadactylus concinnus'' is now considered to be a synonym of Johann Reinhold Forster's '' Chichla macroptera''. The specific name is a compound of ''nema'' meaning "thread" and ''dactylus'' which means "finger", a referenve to the long rays of the pectoral fins of the type species. The genus has traditionally been assigned to Cheilodactylidae, but a number of papers published in the late 1990s and early 2000s placed ''Nemadactylus'' as sister to '' Latris'', suggest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Moki
The red moki (''Cheilodactylus spectabilis'') also known as the banded morwong, brown-banded morwong, carp or nanua is a species of marine ray-finned fish, traditionally regarded as belonging to the family Cheilodactylidae, commonly referred to as morwongs. It is found off southern Australia and the North Island of New Zealand Taxonomy The red moki was first formally described in 1872 by Frederick Wollaston Hutton with the type locality given as the Cook Straits in New Zealand. Although traditionally included in the genus ''Cheilodactylus'' in family Cheilodactylidae, based on genetic and morphological analyses it belongs in the genus ''Chirodactylus'' in family Latridae.Ludt, W.B., Burridge, C.P. & Chakrabarty, P. (2019). A taxonomic revision of Cheilodactylidae and Latridae (Centrarchiformes: Cirrhitoidei) using morphological and genomic characters. Zootaxa 585(1). The specific name ''spectabilis'' means "notable" or "showy", a reference to the obvious bands on this fish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
