Goniistius zonatus

(Cuvier, 1830)

Vernacular names
English : Spottedtail morwong
French : Morwong à queue ponctuée

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Centrarchiformes
Family : Cheilodactylidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can grow to 45 cm in length. Short head, small mouth with protruding fleshy lips. Coloration silvery grey-white with oblique orange-brown bands on flanks. Fins light brown, tail peduncle and fin orange-brown with white round spots.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in the Pacific Ocean, from central Honshu, southwards to South China Sea and Taiwan. Lives in rocky areas in temperate and subtemperate waters. Depth unknown.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : NOT LISTED
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species’ status hasn’t been assessed. It isn’t targeted by fisheries and is likely caught either as bycatch of for local aquarium exhibition.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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