Morwong (genus)

Morwong
Red morwong Cheilodactylus (Morwong) fuscus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Centrarchiformes
Family: Cheilodactylidae
Genus: Cheilodactylus
Subgenus: Morwong
Whitley, 1957
Type species
Cheilodactylus fuscus
Castelnau, 1879

Morwong is a genus of marine ray-finned fish traditionally classified as a subgenus within the genus Cheilodactylus and as belonging to the family Cheilodactylidae found in oceans off Australia and New Zealand. They were formerly included in the genus Cheilodactylus in family Cheilodactylidae, but based on genetic and morphological analyses they have strongly suggested that the genus Morwong is a valid genus and should be placed in the family Latridae.