Magpie perch
| Magpie perchadile | |
|---|---|
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cheilodactylidae |
| Genus: | Cheilodactylus |
| Species: | C. nigripes |
| Binomial name | |
| Cheilodactylus nigripes J. Richardson, 1850 | |
The magpie perch or magpie morwong, Cheilodactylus nigripes, is a morwong of the genus Cheilodactylus, found off southern Australia and northern New Zealand from shallow depths to 250 m. Its length is between 30 and 50 cm.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Cheilodactylus nigripes" in FishBase. January 2006 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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