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Banded morwong (Chirodactylus spectabilis)
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Ecological Illustration of Banded morwong (Chirodactylus spectabilis)
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Cheilodactylidae

Banded morwong

Chirodactylus spectabilis

Cheilodactylid Fish from the Pacific Ocean

  • Temperate
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Deep-bodied
  • Large
  • Temperate fish

Banded morwong is a marine fish of Southwest Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 100 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Freshwater Sunfishes and Allies
Family
Cheilodactylidae
Genus
Chirodactylus
Water type
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
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