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Goniistius
Goniistius is a subgenus of marine ray-finned fishes, traditionally classified as being within the genus Cheilodactylus and belonging to the family Cheilodactylidae, known as morwongs, although this name is not unique to this family and the true taxonomic placement of this taxon requires clarification. They are found in the Pacific Ocean and southeastern Indian Ocean.
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species
Eastern Morwong
speciesGoniistius vestitus
Redlip morwong
speciesGoniistius rubrolabiatus
Western Crested Morwong
speciesGoniistius gibbosus
Spottedtail Morwong
speciesGoniistius zonatus
Masked Moki
speciesGoniistius francisi
Redlip Morwong
speciesGoniistius zebra
Hawaiian Morwong
speciesGoniistius vittatus
Plessis' Morwong
speciesGoniistius plessisi
Blackbarred Morwong
speciesGoniistius quadricornis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1312979.