Red moki (Cheilodactylus spectabilis)

Scientific name: Cheilodactylus spectabilis Hutton, 1872

Red moki (Cheilodactylus spectabilis)

The Red moki (Cheilodactylus spectabilis) is a marine fish of the family Cheilodactylidae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, New Zealand and southern Australia.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cheilodactylus spectabilis
Family
Cheilodactylidae (Morwongs)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
100.0
Depth range
50 m (164 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 50 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: New Zealand and southern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (tmax=59)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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