Dactylophora nigricans

Dactylophora nigricans
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cheilodactylidae
Genus: Dactylophora
De Vis, 1883
Species: D. nigricans
Binomial name
Dactylophora nigricans
(J. Richardson, 1850)

Dactylophora nigricans, the Dusky morwong, is a species of morwong native to the western and southern coastal reefs of Australia where it is found down to about 60 metres (200 ft) in depth. This species grows to a length of 120 centimetres (47 in) TL and is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

Distribution

Lancelin, Western Australia, to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, and south to Maria Island, Tasmania.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Dactylophora nigricans" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. Edgar, Graham J. (2008). Australian Marine Life: The plants and animals of temperate waters (Second ed.). Sydney: New Holland. ISBN 9781921517174.
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