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Family: Latridae Trumpeters



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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chirodactylus brachydactylus Two-tone fingerfin Southeast Atlantic and We 40 TL 1830
Chirodactylus grandis Bank steenbras Southeast Atlantic 180 TL 1860
Chirodactylus jessicalenorum Natal fingerfin Western Indian Ocean 50 TL 1980
Chirodactylus spectabilis Red moki Southwest Pacific 100 TL 1872
Chirodactylus variegatus Peruvian morwong Southeast Pacific 44 TL 1833
Dactylophora nigricans Dusky morwong Eastern Indian to Western 120 TL 1850
Goniistius francisi Blacktip morwong Pacific 27.4 SL 2004
Goniistius gibbosus Magpie morwong Eastern Indian Ocean and 30 TL 1841
Goniistius plessisi Plessis' morwong Eastern Pacific 43 TL 1983
Goniistius quadricornis Pacific Ocean. 40 TL 1860
Goniistius rubrolabiatus Eastern Indian Ocean 23.3 SL 1976
Goniistius vestitus Crested morwong Pacific Ocean 35 TL 1879
Goniistius vittatus Hawaiian morwong Pacific Ocean 41 TL 1864
Goniistius zebra Redlip morwong Pacific Ocean 22.1 SL 1883
Goniistius zonatus Spottedtail morwong Pacific Ocean 45 TL 1830
Latridopsis ciliaris Blue moki Southwest Pacific 80 FL 1801
Latridopsis forsteri Bastard trumpeter Eastern Indian Ocean and 65 TL 1872
Latris lineata Striped trumpeter Southern Hemisphere 120 TL 1801
Latris pacifica Silver trumpeter South Pacific Ocean 69.2 SL 2003
Mendosoma lineatum Telescope fish Throughout subantarctic a 40 TL 1848
Morwong ephippium Painted moki Southwest Pacific 20 TL 1916
Morwong fuscus Red morwong Western Pacific 65 TL 1879
Nemadactylus bergi Castaneta Southeast Pacific 39.5 SL 1937
Nemadactylus douglasii Porae Southwest Pacific 81 FL 1875
Nemadactylus gayi Southeast Pacific 31.5 SL 1865
Nemadactylus macropterus Tarakihi Indo-Pacific 70 TL 1801
Nemadactylus monodactylus St. Paul's fingerfin Western Indian Ocean 60 TL 1819
Nemadactylus valenciennesi Sea carp Eastern Indian Ocean 90 TL 1937
Nemadactylus vemae Southeast Atlantic 1967
Pseudogoniistius nigripes Magpie perch Indo-Pacific 41 TL 1850



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013