Nemadactylus douglasii Blue Morwong, Butterfish, Douglas Morwong, Douglas' Morwong, Eastern Blue Morwong, Great Perch, Lubra-lip, Morwong, Mowie, Porae, Queen Snapper, Rubberlip Morwong, Rubber-lip Morwong, Rubberlip Perch, Silver Morwong, Grey Morwong

Nemadactylus douglasii is commonly referred to as Blue Morwong, Butterfish, Douglas Morwong, Douglas' Morwong, Eastern Blue Morwong, Great Perch, Lubra-lip, Morwong, Mowie, Porae, Queen Snapper, Rubberlip Morwong, Rubber-lip Morwong, Rubberlip Perch, Silver Morwong, Grey Morwong. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

12469 

AphiaID:

281651 

Scientific:

Nemadactylus douglasii 

German:

Fingerflosser 

English:

Blue Morwong, Butterfish, Douglas Morwong, Douglas' Morwong, Eastern Blue Morwong, Great Perch, Lubra-lip, Morwong, Mowie, Porae, Queen Snapper, Rubberlip Morwong, Rubber-lip Morwong, Rubberlip Perch, Silver Morwong, Grey Morwong 

Category:

Cheilodactylus 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Cheilodactylidae (Family) > Nemadactylus (Genus) > douglasii (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Hector, ), 1875 

Occurrence:

Australia, Bass Strait, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales (Australia), New Zealand, Queensland (Australia), South Australia, Tasmania (Australia), the Kermadec Islands 

Sea depth:

0 - 200 Meter 

Size:

up to 31.89" (81 cm) 

Weight:

4 kg 

Temperature:

55.4 °F - 64.4 °F (13°C - 18°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Chitons, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis, Predatory, Schrimps, Sea urchins, Starfishs, Worms, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Nemadactylus bergi
• 
  Nemadactylus douglasii
  Fingerflosser
• Nemadactylus gayi
• Nemadactylus macropterus
• Nemadactylus monodactylus
• Nemadactylus valenciennesi
• Nemadactylus vemae

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2019-10-10 09:49:52 

Last edit:

2019-10-11 13:59:29 

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