Red moki
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The New Zealand
red moki or Australian banded morwong, Cheilodactylus spectabilis, is a morwong
, a species of fish found off southern Australia and the North Island
of New Zealand from depths to 50 m. Its length is up to 60 cm.
This species is territorial and remains in that territory for its lifetime, often many hundred square metres. Red Moki are also quite long lived, living up to 60 years in some individuals.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
red moki or Australian banded morwong, Cheilodactylus spectabilis, is a morwong
Morwong
Morwongs are perciform fishes comprising the family Cheilodactylidae. Most of the almost 30 species are found in temperate and subtropical oceans in the Southern Hemisphere, but three are restricted to northwest Pacific off Japan and China, and C. vittatus is restricted to Hawaii...
, a species of fish found off southern Australia and the North Island
North Island
The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...
of New Zealand from depths to 50 m. Its length is up to 60 cm.
This species is territorial and remains in that territory for its lifetime, often many hundred square metres. Red Moki are also quite long lived, living up to 60 years in some individuals.