Red moki

Red moki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cheilodactylidae
Genus: Cheilodactylus
Species:
C. spectabilis
Binomial name
Cheilodactylus spectabilis
Synonyms[1]
  • Chirodactylus spectabilis (Hutton, 1872)
  • Goniistius spectabilis (Hutton, 1872)
  • Chilodactylus allporti Günther, 1872
  • Cheilodactylus allporti Günther, 1872
  • Chilodactylus asper Klunzinger, 1872
  • Cheilodactylus asper Klunzinger, 1872
  • Cheilodactylus rubrofasciatus Castelnau, 1878

The red moki (Cheilodactylus spectabilis) also known as the banded morwong, brown-banded morwong, carp or nanua is a species of marine ray-finned fish, traditionally regarded as belonging to the family Cheilodactylidae, commonly referred to as morwongs. It is found off southern Australia and the North Island of New Zealand

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