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Fingerfins

Cheilodactylus

Cheilodactylus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cheilodactylidae, known as morwongs, although this name is not unique to this family. They are found in the temperate waters of the southern hemisphere and in the North Pacific Ocean.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species

Redfingers

speciesCheilodactylus fasciatus

Barred Fingerfin

speciesCheilodactylus pixi

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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 87379.