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Goniistius

Goniistius vestitus

(Castelnau, 1879)

Crested Morwong

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Western Pacific Ocean: New Caledonia and Australia.

Size: 14 inches (35 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits inshore and offshore rocky and coral reefs and usually found at depths between 15 - 100 feet (5 – 30 m) where it sucks up the substrate to feed on various invertebrates.

General Husbandry: Has tannish body with several slanted broad dark brown bands. 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.

 Goniistius vestitus (Crested Morwong)
Photo © John Randall
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