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  5. Morwongs (Cheilodactylidae)

Morwongs (Cheilodactylidae)

The Morwongs (Cheilodactylidae) family has 23 species in the Guppies.za.net fish encyclopedia, 1 of which is kept in home aquariums.

Species in this family

  • Hawaiian morwong (Cheilodactylus vittatus)Hawaiian morwongCheilodactylus vittatus
  • Bank steenbras (Chirodactylus grandis)Bank steenbrasChirodactylus grandis
  • Barred fingerfin (Cheilodactylus pixi)Barred fingerfinCheilodactylus pixi
  • Blacktip morwongCheilodactylus francisi
  • Castaneta (Nemadactylus bergi)CastanetaNemadactylus bergi
  • Crested morwong (Cheilodactylus vestitus)Crested morwongCheilodactylus vestitus
  • Dusky morwong (Dactylophora nigricans)Dusky morwongDactylophora nigricans
  • Magpie perch (Cheilodactylus nigripes)Magpie perchCheilodactylus nigripes
  • Natal fingerfin (Chirodactylus jessicalenorum)Natal fingerfinChirodactylus jessicalenorum
  • Painted moki (Cheilodactylus ephippium)Painted mokiCheilodactylus ephippium
  • Peruvian morwong (Cheilodactylus variegatus)Peruvian morwongCheilodactylus variegatus
  • Plessis' morwong (Cheilodactylus plessisi)Plessis' morwongCheilodactylus plessisi
  • Porae (Nemadactylus douglasii)PoraeNemadactylus douglasii
  • Red moki (Cheilodactylus spectabilis)Red mokiCheilodactylus spectabilis
  • Red morwong (Cheilodactylus fuscus)Red morwongCheilodactylus fuscus
  • Redfingers (Cheilodactylus fasciatus)RedfingersCheilodactylus fasciatus
  • Redlip morwong (Cheilodactylus zebra)Redlip morwongCheilodactylus zebra
  • Sea carp (Nemadactylus valenciennesi)Sea carpNemadactylus valenciennesi
  • Spottedtail morwong (Cheilodactylus zonatus)Spottedtail morwongCheilodactylus zonatus
  • St. Paul's fingerfin (Nemadactylus monodactylus)St. Paul's fingerfinNemadactylus monodactylus
  • Tarakihi (Nemadactylus macropterus)TarakihiNemadactylus macropterus
  • Two-tone fingerfin (Chirodactylus brachydactylus)Two-tone fingerfinChirodactylus brachydactylus
  • Western crested morwong (Cheilodactylus gibbosus)Western crested morwongCheilodactylus gibbosus
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