Nemadactylus macropterus

• Overview
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
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• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Family : Morwongs ; Adults demersal on the continental shelf and upper slope [1]. Juveniles tend to live near shallow reefs[2]. Postlarvae inhabit offshore waters and are found in surface waters at night[3]. Average weight is 1800 g. Feed on polychaete worms, crustaceans, mollusks and echinoderms [4]. Flesh is quite good eating. Often sold as tiki fillets .

Common Names

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Description

Family Cheilodactylidae

Distribution: Southern Hemisphere (parts of Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans) and Northern Hemisphere (off Japan, China and Hawaiian Islands). Dorsal fin single, continuous or almost separate; spines 14-22; soft rays 19-39. Three spines in anal fin; soft rays 7-19. No teeth in vomer and palatines. Adults with the lower 4-7 pectoral rays usually thickened, elongated, and free . Vertebrae usually 24. Moderately elongate and compressed fishes with small mouths and thick lips . About 1 m maximum length . Feed on small benthic invertebrates . Hide in holes at night.The family Cheilodactylidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 5 genera and 18 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is carangiform . Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Etymology of this family name : Greek, cheilos = lip + Greek, daktylos = finger

Habitat

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -4,875 meters (0 to -15,994 feet).[5]

Biome: Saltwater . Demersal .

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Cheilodactylus macropterus (Forster, 1801)
2. Cichla macroptera Forster, 1801

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 16-Mar-1999

Similar Species

Members of the genus Nemadactylus

There are approximately 11 species in this genus:

N. bergi (Castaneta) · N. carponotatus (Queen Snapper) · N. concinnus · N. cuvieri · N. douglasii (Rubberlip Morwong) · N. fuscus · N. gayi · N. macropterus (Hawaiian Morwong) · N. monodactylus (St. Paul's Fingerfin) · N. valenciennesi (Queen Snapper) · N. vemae

More Info

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Further Reading

• Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: BM(NH) url p. 163, p. 88.
• Francis, M. P. (1993). Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, Southwest Pacific Ocean. Pac. Sci. 47(2):136-170.
• Francis, M.P. (1991). Additions to the fish faunas of Lord Howe, Norfolk and Kermadec Islands, Southwest Pacific Ocean. Pac. Sci. 45(2):204-220.
• Kailola, P.J., M.J. Williams, P.C. Stewart, R.E. Reichelt, A. McNee and C. Grieve (1993). Australian fisheries resources. Bureau of Resource Sciences, Canberra, Australia. 422 p.
• Paulin, C., A. Stewart, C. Roberts and P. McMillan (1989). New Zealand fish: a complete guide. National Museum of New Zealand Miscellaneous Series No. 19. 279 p.
• Smith, D.C. (1983). Annual total mortality and population structure of jackass morwong (Nemadactylus macropterus Bloch & Schneider) in eastern Australian waters. Aust. J. Mar. Freshwat. Res. 34(2):253-260.
• Smith, D.C. (1994). Jackass morwong, Nemadactylus macropterus. p. 168-178. In R.D.J. Tilzey (ed.) The South East Fishery: a scientific review with particular reference to quota management. Bureau of Resource Sciences, Australian Government Prin

Notes

Contributors

• Bailly, Nicolas (from FishBase).
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 9, 2006.
• FishBase 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
• Thompson, Bruce (from FishBase).

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Bureau of Rural Sciences National commercial fisheries half-degree data set 2000-2002 (OBIS Australia)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: CSIRO Marine Data Warehouse (OBIS Australia)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: HMAP-History pf Marine Animal Populations (CoML)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South Western Pacific Regional OBIS Data provider for the NIWA Marine Biodata Information System
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
• OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2497214
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-27674
• Fishbase Species ID: 10106
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13282696
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 170262
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 117702

Footnotes

1. May, J.L. and J.G.H. Maxwell (1986). Trawl fish from temperate waters of Australia. CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research, Tasmania. 492 p. [back]
2. Kailola, P.J., M.J. Williams, P.C. Stewart, R.E. Reichelt, A. McNee and C. Grieve (1993). Australian fisheries resources. Bureau of Resource Sciences, Canberra, Australia. 422 p. [back]
3. Annala, J.H. (comp.) (1994). Report from the Fishery Assessment Plenary, May 1994: stock assessments and yield estimates. Unpublished report held in MAF Fisheries Greta Point library, Wellington. 242 p. [back]
4. Godfriaux, B.L. (1974). Food of tarakihi in western Bay of Plenty and Tasman Bay, New Zealand. N.Z. J. Mar. Freshwat. Res. 8:111-153. [back]
5. Mean = -376.040 meters (-1,233.727 feet), Standard Deviation = 667.430 based on 5,262 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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