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Plessis' Morwong

Goniistius plessisi

Classification

Goniistius is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes, traditionally classified as being a subgenus within the genus Cheilodactylus and belonging to the family Cheilodactylidae, known as morwongs, although this name is not unique to this family and the true taxonomic placement of this taxon requires clarification. They are found in the Pacific Ocean and southeastern Indian Ocean. Taxonomy Goniistius was created as a subgenus of Cheilodactylus in 1862 by the American ichthyologist Theodore Nicholas Gill with Cheilodactylus zonatus designated as its type species.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Chile · 6