- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- CHEILODACTYLIDAE
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Fish Classification
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Class
ACTINOPTERYGII Ray-finned fishes -
Order
PERCIFORMES Perches and allies -
Family
CHEILODACTYLIDAE Morwongs -
Genera
Family CHEILODACTYLIDAE
Common name: Morwongs
Summary:
The family Cheilodactylidae comprises a single genus Cheilodactylus with two species which are found in the south-western Indian Ocean.
Molecular studies have shown that the Australian species previously included in this family, belong in the family Latridae.
Molecular studies have shown that the Australian species previously included in this family, belong in the family Latridae.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2019, Morwongs, CHEILODACTYLIDAE in Fishes of Australia, accessed 15 Feb 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/family/229
References
Burridge, C.P. & Smolenski, A.J. 2004. Molecular phylogeny of the Cheilodactylidae and Latridae (Perciformes: Cirrhitoidea) with notes on taxonomy and biogeography. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 30: 118-127.
Burridge, C.P. & White, R.W.G. 2000. Molecular phylogeny of the antitropical subgenus Goniistius (Perciformes: Cheilodactylidae: Cheilodactylus ): evidence for multiple transequatorial divergences and non-monophyly. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 70: 435-458.
Ludt, W.B., Burridge, C.P. & Chakrabarty, P. 2019. A taxonomic revision of Cheilodactylidae and Latridae (Centrarchiformes: Cirrhitoidei) using morphological and genomic characters. Zootaxa 4585 (1): 121–141, https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4585.1.7