Barred fingerfin

Barred fingerfin
Barred fingerfin
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cheilodactylidae
Genus: Cheilodactylus
Species: C. pixi
Binomial name
Cheilodactylus pixi
Smith, 1980

The barred fingerfin (Cheilodactylus pixi) is a morwong of the genus Cheilodactylus, found only off the coasts of Namibia and South Africa from shallow depths to 120 metres. Its length is up to 30 centimetres.

References

  • Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Cheilodactylus pixi" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  • G M Branch, C L Griffiths, M L Branch, & L E Beckley, Two Oceans, A Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa, (David Philip Publishers (Pty) Ltd, Claremont, South Africa 1994) ISBN 0-86486-250-4

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