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Morwongs
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Cheilodactylidae
Genera
	Cheilodactylus; Chirodactylus; Dactylophora; Goniistius; Nemadactylus; See text for species

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Morwongs are perciform fishes comprising the family Cheilodactylidae. Found primarily throughout the Southern Hemisphere, they are also found in the Pacific off Japan, China, and Hawaii. Growing up to 1m in length, they feed on small invertebrates on the ocean floor. Several species of morwong are commercially harvested as food fish, particularly in Australia.

Other names for members of the family include butterfish, fingerfin, jackassfish, and moki. Morwongs are also erroneously known as snappers.

Morwong is also used as a name for several unrelated fish found in Australian waters, such as the painted sweetlips (Diagramma pictum).

Genera and species

Genus Cheilodactylus
Genus Chirodactylus
Genus Dactylophora
- Dusky morwong, Dactylophora nigricans
Genus Goniistius
Genus Nemadactylus
- Nemadactylus bergi
- Blue morwong or Porae, Nemadactylus douglasii
- Nemadactylus gayi
- Jackass morwong or Tarakihi, Nemadactylus macropterus
- St. Paul's fingerfin, Nemadactylus monodactylus
- Sea carp or Queen snapper, Nemadactylus valenciennesi
- Nemadactylus vemae

External link

Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Cheilodactylidae" in FishBase. January 2006 version.

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 * Genus ''[[Cheilodactylus]]''
-** [[Redfinger]], ''Cheilodactylus fasciatus''
+** [[Redfinger]], ''[[Cheilodactylus fasciatus]]''
-** [[Magpie perch]] (or magpie morwong), ''Cheilodactylus nigripes''
+** [[Magpie perch]] or [[Magpie morwong]], ''[[Cheilodactylus nigripes]]''
-** [[Barred fingerfin]], ''Cheilodactylus pixi''
+** [[Barred fingerfin]], ''[[Cheilodactylus pixi]]''
 **''[[Cheilodactylus quadricornis]]''
 **''[[Cheilodactylus rubrolabiatus]]''
-** [[Peruvian morwong]], ''Cheilodactylus variegatus''
+** [[Peruvian morwong]], ''[[Cheilodactylus variegatus]]''
 * Genus ''[[Chirodactylus]]''
-** [[Twotone fingerfin]], ''Chirodactylus brachydactylus''
+** [[Twotone fingerfin]], ''[[Chirodactylus brachydactylus]]''
-** [[Bank steenbras]], ''Chirodactylus grandis''
+** [[Bank steenbras]], ''[[Chirodactylus grandis]]''
-** [[Natal fingerfin]], ''Chirodactylus jessicalenorum''
+** [[Natal fingerfin]], ''[[Chirodactylus jessicalenorum]]''
 * Genus ''[[Dactylophora]]''
-** [[Dusky morwong]], ''Dactylophora nigricans''
+** [[Dusky morwong]], ''[[Dactylophora nigricans]]''
 * Genus ''[[Goniistius]]''
-** [[Painted moki]], ''Goniistius ephippium''
+** [[Painted moki]], ''[[Goniistius ephippium]]''
-** [[Red morwong]], ''Goniistius fuscus''
+** [[Red morwong]], ''[[Goniistius fuscus]]''
-** [[Western crested morwong]], ''Goniistius gibbosus''
+** [[Western crested morwong]], ''[[Goniistius gibbosus]]''
-** [[Plessis's morwong]], ''Goniistius plessisi''
+** [[Plessis's morwong]], ''[[Goniistius plessisi]]''
-** [[Red moki]], ''Goniistius spectabilis''
+** [[Red moki]], ''[[Goniistius spectabilis]]''
-** [[Crested morwong]], ''Goniistius vestitus''
+** [[Crested morwong]], ''[[Goniistius vestitus]]''
-** [[Hawaiian morwong]], ''Goniistius vittatus''
+** [[Hawaiian morwong]], ''[[Goniistius vittatus]]''
-** [[Redlip morwong]], ''Goniistius zebra''
+** [[Redlip morwong]], ''[[Goniistius zebra]]''
-** [[Spottedtail morwong]], ''Goniistius zonatus''
+** [[Spottedtail morwong]], ''[[Goniistius zonatus]]''
 * Genus ''[[Nemadactylus]]''
 ** ''[[Nemadactylus bergi]]''
-** [[Blue morwong]] (or Porae), ''Nemadactylus douglasii''
+** [[Blue morwong]] or [[Porae]], ''[[Nemadactylus douglasii]]''
 ** ''[[Nemadactylus gayi]]''
-** [[Jackass morwong]] (or Tarakihi), ''Nemadactylus macropterus''
+** [[Jackass morwong]] or [[Tarakihi]], ''[[Nemadactylus macropterus]]''
-** [[St. Paul's fingerfin]], ''Nemadactylus monodactylus''
+** [[St. Paul's fingerfin]], ''[[Nemadactylus monodactylus]]''
-** [[Sea carp]], (or queen snapper), ''Nemadactylus valenciennesi''
+** [[Sea carp]] or [[Queen snapper]], ''[[Nemadactylus valenciennesi]]''
 ** ''[[Nemadactylus vemae]]''