Spottedtail morwong (Cheilodactylus zonatus)

Scientific name: Cheilodactylus zonatus Cuvier, 1830

Spottedtail morwong (Cheilodactylus zonatus)

The Spottedtail morwong (Cheilodactylus zonatus) is a marine fish of the family Cheilodactylidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, central Honshu southward, South China Sea and Taiwan.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cheilodactylus zonatus
Family
Cheilodactylidae (Morwongs)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
45.0
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: central Honshu southward, South China Sea and Taiwan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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