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Goniistius

Goniistius zonatus

(Cuvier, 1830)

Spottedtail Morwong

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Northwest Pacific Ocean: Japan, and south to the China Sea and Taiwan.

Size: 18 inches (45 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits rocky reef faces and slopes and usually found at depths between 3 - 50 feet (1 – 15 m) where it sucks up the substrate to feed on various invertebrates.

General Husbandry: Has a white body and head having several slanted tannish orange bands and white spots on the tail. Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

    Order: Perciformes

    Suborder: Percoidei

    Family: Cheilodactylidae

    Genus: Gonistius

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Has been moved into the Cheilodactylus genus.

Basically a human food fish in local areas.

 Goniistius zonatus (Spottedtail Morwong)
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