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| cheilodactylidae | |
Morwongs are Perciform fishes comprising the family '''Cheilodactylidae'''. Found primarily throughout the Southern Hemisphere, they are also found in the Pacific off Japan , China , and Hawaii . Growing up to 1m in length, they feed on small invertebrates on the ocean floor. Several species of morwong are commercially harvested as food fish, particularly in Australia . Other names for members of the family include butterfish, fingerfin, jackassfish, and moki. Morwongs are also erroneously known as snappers. Morwong is also used as a name for several unrelated fish found in Australian waters, such as the Painted Sweetlips (''Diagramma pictum''). GENERA AND SPECIES
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