Kingdom Animalia Genus Nemadactylus Higher classification Nemadactylus Rank Species | Family Cheilodactylidae Scientific name Nemadactylus macropterus Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes | |
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Similar Morwong, Blue warehou, Blue cod, Red gurnard, Blue moki | ||
The tarakihi or jackass morwong, Nemadactylus macropterus, is a morwong of the genus Nemadactylus, found off southern Australia, the Atlantic coast of South America, and New Zealand to depths of about 400 m, on all types of bottoms. Its length is between 30 and 60 cm.
New zealand counsel in concert 2010 tarakihi
References
Tarakihi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA