Their rate of growth is fast in the first 5 years and then slows. Males grow larger than females and mature banded morwong may be as old as 90 years, and has an extremely small home range size (often found associated with a single large boulder), so is extremely vulnerable to over-fishing

At a glance

Habitat Banded morwong are normally found around shallow exposed rocky reef areas in depths between 3-50 meters.
Size They can grow up 70cm and 15kg in weight
Origin Native
Distribution Banded morwong inhabit exposed rocky headlands and coastal reefs, from Seal Rocks in NSW, throughout Victorian and Tasmanian waters to Robe in South Australia
Descriptions
Distribution
Banded morwong inhabit exposed rocky headlands and coastal reefs, from Seal Rocks in NSW, throughout Victorian and Tasmanian waters to Robe in South Australia
Habitat
Banded morwong are normally found around shallow exposed rocky reef areas in depths between 3-50 meters.
Size
They can grow up 70cm and 15kg in weight

Identification

The Largest of the Morwong species the Banded morwong has dark brick red to brown bars on a lighter background, and usually with red or orange around the eye, pectoral fin base and lips. Individuals in deeper water or at night can sometimes 'turn off' some of the bars and appear mostly pale.
Common Name Banded Morwong
Aliases Brown Banded Morwong, Nanua, Red Moki, sea carp,
Origin Native
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Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassActinopterygii
SubclassEuteleostei
SuperorderAcanthopterygii
OrderPerciformes
SuborderPercoidei
FamilyCheilodactylidae
GenusCheilodactylus
SpeciesCheilodactylus spectabilis
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