Painted moki
| Painted moki | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cheilodactylidae |
| Genus: | Cheilodactylus |
| Species: | C. ephippium |
| Binomial name | |
| Cheilodactylus ephippium McCulloch & Waite, 1916 | |
The painted moki, Cheilodactylus ephippium, is a morwong, a species of fish found off southern Australia, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, and northern New Zealand including the Kermadec Islands, from shallow depths to 250 m, on rocky reef and coastal areas. Its length is up to 50 cm.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Cheilodactylus ephippium" in FishBase. September 2011 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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