Magpie perchadile | |
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Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Cheilodactylidae |
Genus: | Cheilodactylus |
Species: | C. nigripes |
Binomial name | |
Cheilodactylus nigripes Richardson, 1850 |
The magpie perch or magpie morwong, Cheilodactylus nigripes, is a morwong of the genus Cheilodactylus, found off southern Australia and northern New Zealand from shallow depths to 250 m. Its length is between 30 and 50 cm.