Cheilodactylus | |
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Cheilodactylus fasciatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Centrarchiformes |
Family: | Cheilodactylidae |
Genus: | Cheilodactylus Lacépède, 1803[1] |
Type species | |
Cheilodactylus fasciatus Lacepède, 1803[1]
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Cheilodactylus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cheilodactylidae, known as morwongs, although this name is not unique to this family. They are found in the temperate waters of the southern hemisphere and in the North Pacific Ocean.