Red moki

Red moki
Red moki
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cheilodactylidae
Genus: Cheilodactylus
Species: C. spectabilis
Binomial name
Cheilodactylus spectabilis
Hutton, 1872

The New Zealand red moki or Australian banded morwong, Cheilodactylus spectabilis, is a morwong, a species of fish found off southern Australia and the North Island of New Zealand from depths to 50 m. Its length is up to 60 cm.

This species is territorial and remains in that territory for its lifetime, often many hundred square metres. Red Moki are also quite long lived, living up to 60 years in some individuals.

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