#morwong

[snototter]

A red morwong (Morwong fuscus) in Swansea, NSW, Australia

by mattdowse

[i-give-you-a-fish]

I voted for you in the gimmick blog poll. Does that earn me a fish?

sure

Here, catch!

You get a Magpie Perch

Cheilodactylus (Pseudogoniistius) nigripes

the poll in question

[dailymarinefish]

day 196, 06/01/25 - fish of the day is the jackass morwong (Nemadactylus macropterus)

[integrationslady]

@belovedgoofball this is the fish you turned me into

Other Names: Queen Fish, Queen Morwong, Queen Snapper, Queenfish, Sea Carp, Southern Blue Morwong

And she comes in different colors

Apparently she's also pretty tasty.

[drhoz]

#1748 - Dactylophora nigricans - Dusky Morwong

AKA Black Butterfish, Butter Perch, Butterfish, Nunckla, Nunda, Strongfish, and Tillywurti.

Found around rocky reefs on Australia’s southern and western coasts, where it feeds on small crustaceans and brown macroalgae. They grow up to 120cm long, but only the younger ones are edible. 

Taxonomically, they’re a bit problematic - they used to be included in the  Cheilodactylidae, with other Morwongs, but a 2004 study of their genetics put them into the Latridae - the Trumpeters - instead. In fact, it now appears that all but two of the species in Cheilodactylus should be in the Latridae too.

[purgatz]

mermay 19-22

[scubadiverdownunder]

Dusky Morwongs (Dactylophora nigricans) are a rather common sight where I go diving, but getting a clear image is a different story. They are very fast when they need to be and will vanish from view before my camera can ever focus on them.

[drhoz]

Red Moki footage from our dive on Christmas Day.  They're pretty chill fish, and will let divers get very close.  I didn't use zoom in any of these shots.