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Goniistius

Goniistius zebra

Doderlein, 1883

Redlip Morwong

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Easter Island to Taiwan and Japan.

Size: 8 inches (20 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits rocky reefs where it sucks up the substrate to feed on various invertebrates.

General Husbandry: Has a white body and head having several slanted black bands of various widths and bright red lips. Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

    Order: Perciformes

    Suborder: Percoidei

    Family: Cheilodactylidae

    Genus: Gonistius

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Has been moved into the Cheilodactylus genus.

Basically a human food fish in local areas.

 Goniistius zebra (Redlip Morwong)
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