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Spotted-tail Morwong

Goniistius zonatus

Also known as: Black-barred Morwong, Flagfish, Morwong, Spot-tail Morwong, White-spot-tail Morwong, Whitetail Morwong

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2024
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Adult
@jpc · Ita, Shizuoka, Japan, Japan · July 20161 / 1
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Overview

Found singly, or in pairs, over coral and rocky faces and slopes, of reefs.

Morwongs are found in cool tropical to temperate waters.
At night they hide in crevices and under rocks.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
spotsstripes
Fins & Tail
spot tail
Behaviour
pairsshelters in crevicessolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Pacific Ocean
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Found singly, or in pairs, over coral and rocky faces and slopes, of reefs.

RANGE
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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderCentrarchiformes
    5. familyCheilodactylidae
    6. genusGoniistius
    7. speciesGoniistius zonatus (Cuvier, 1830)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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