Jackass Morwong - Family Cheilodactylidae
 

Introduced Species

Other Fish sites:

Conger Eel

Red rock cod

Pipefish, Seahorse, Seadragon

Gurnard

Flathead

Barber Perch

Cardinal fish, Gobbleguts

Marble Fish /Stinky Groper

Jackass Morwong

Bastard Trumpeter 

Stripey Trumpeter

Blue Throat Wrasse

Purple Wrasse

Rock Whiting

Stargazer

Greenback Flounder

Leatherjacket

Cowfish

Porcupine (Globe) Fish

 

  • Kingdom Animalia
  • Phylum Chordata
  • Class Osteichthyes - Bony Fish
  • Family Cheilodactylidae - Morwongs
  • Nemadactylus macropterus - Jackass Morwong, Sea Bream
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    Nemadactylus macropterus
    (Edgar, 1997)
    Habitat: Exposed sand, silt; 5 – 400 m depth
    Distribution: WA to Qld and around Tasmania (also NZ, Africa and South America)
    Maximum size: Length to 700 mm
    Diet: Small fish, invertebrates
    Comments:
    Silver body with black crescent shaped marking at the back of the head. Usually occurs in water deeper than 50 m. Important commercially, about 1000 tonnes per year are trawled in southeastern Australia. Some fish in New Zealand have been aged at more than 50 years.