Magpie perch
| 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 J. Richardson, 1850 | |
The magpie perch, magpie morwong or black-striped 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. The species' range in Australian waters extends from Albany in Western Australia to Kiama in New South Wales, including South Australian, Victorian and Tasmanian waters.[1] It lives on rocky reefs, where it feeds upon mollusks, polychaetes and algae.[2] The magpie morwong is able to change its appearance by "turning off" its central black band almost instantly.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Magpie Perch, Cheilodactylus nigripes, Richardson, 1850 - Australian Museum". australianmuseum.net.au. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
- ↑ "Cheilodactylus nigripes : Magpie Perch". bie.ala.org.au. Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Cheilodactylus nigripes" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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