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Cheilodactylidae - Morwongs

Cheilodactylidae - Morwongs

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Cheilodactylidae

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Cheilodactylus (Goniistius) francisi, a new species of morwong (Perciformes: Cirrhitoidea) from the Southwest Pacific

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Painted Sweetlips, Diagramma pictum

Painted Sweetlips, Diagramma pictum (Thunberg, 1792)

Painted Sweetlips, Diagramma pictum (Thunberg, 1792)

Red Morwong and a school of Stripeys

Red Morwong, Cheilodactylus fuscus (Castelnau, 1879)

Red Morwong, Cheilodactylus fuscus (Castelnau, 1879)

Fish publications - 2000

The following papers published in 2000 have used specimens from the Australian Museum fish collection.

Forceps Fish, Forcipiger flavissimus

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The table below lists all fish families known from Australian waters. The site contains information on 1487 species in 274 families.

Redlip Morwong, <i>Cheilodactylus rubrolabiatus</i>

Redlip Morwong, Cheilodactylus rubrolabiatus Allen & Heemstra, 1976

Redlip Morwong, Cheilodactylus rubrolabiatus Allen & Heemstra, 1976

Blue Morwong, Nemadactylus douglasii

Grey Morwong, Nemadactylus douglasii (Hector, 1875)

Grey Morwong, Nemadactylus douglasii (Hector, 1875)

Scorpis lineolata

Silver Sweep, Scorpis lineolata, Kner, 1865

Silver Sweep, Scorpis lineolata, Kner, 1865

Eastern Cleaner-Clingfish, Cochleoceps orientalis

Eastern Cleaner Clingfish, Cochleoceps orientalis Hutchins, 1991

Eastern Cleaner Clingfish, Cochleoceps orientalis Hutchins, 1991

A juvenile Magpie Perch

Magpie Perch, Cheilodactylus nigripes, Richardson, 1850

Magpie Perch, Cheilodactylus nigripes, Richardson, 1850

Bigbelly Seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis

Fishes of Sydney Harbour

This table lists all known species recorded in Sydney Harbour.

Deformed Red Morwong

Spinal Deformities

Spinal deformities are sometimes seen in fishes.

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