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Western seacarp (Aplodactylus westralis)
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Ecological Illustration of Western seacarp (Aplodactylus westralis)
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Aplodactylidae

Western seacarp

Aplodactylus westralis

Elongated Carp from Australian Waters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Elongated
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Aplodactylus westralis, the western sea carp or cockatoo morwong, is a species of marine ray finned fish, one of the marblefishes belonging to the family Aplodactylidae. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean off the coast of Western Australia.

Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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