Painted moki

Painted moki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cheilodactylidae
Genus: Cheilodactylus
Subgenus: Morwong
Species:
C. ephippium
Binomial name
Cheilodactylus ephippium
Synonyms[1]
  • Morwong ephippium (McCulloch & Waite, 1916)
  • Goniistius ephippium (McCulloch & Waite, 1916)

The painted moki (Cheilodactylus (Morwong) ephippium), also known as the painted morwong, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, traditionally regarded as belonging to the family Cheilodactylidae, the members of which are commonly known as morwongs. It is found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Morwong ephippium". FishBase. June 2021 version.