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Species in the genus Morwong: [ 3 ] records

annularis, Cheilodactylus Castelnau [F. L.] 1879:377 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 3 (pt 4); ref. 764] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-4080. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:9 [ref. 15502]. •Synonym of Cheilodactylus fuscus Castelnau 1879 -- (Allen & Heemstra 1976:312 [ref. 7330], Allen et al. 2006:1356 [ref. 29094]). •Synonym of Morwong fuscus (Castelnau 1879). Current status: Synonym of Morwong fuscus (Castelnau 1879). Latridae. Habitat: marine.

ephippium, Cheilodactylus (Goniistius) McCulloch [A. R.] & Waite [E. R.] 1916:445, Pl. 43 (fig. 2) [Transactions Royal Society of South Australia v. 40; ref. 15058] Norfolk Island. Holotype: AMS I.10756. Paratypes: AMS I.6659 (1). •Valid as Cheilodactylus ephippium McCulloch & Waite 1916 -- (Allen & Heemstra 1976:312 [ref. 7330], Paulin et al. 1989:203 [ref. 24556], Kuiter 1993:257 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:164 [ref. 25479], Burridge & White 2000:438 [ref. 24553], Allen et al. 2006:1356 [ref. 29094], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:115 [ref. 36167], Roberts 2015:1350 [ref. 34193]). •Valid as Goniistius ephippium (McCulloch & Waite 1916) -- (Kimura et al. 2018:69 [ref. 36401]). •Valid as Morwong ephippium (McCulloch & Waite 1916) -- (Ludt et al. 2019:133 [ref. 36635]). Current status: Valid as Morwong ephippium (McCulloch & Waite 1916). Latridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: southeastern Australia, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Kermadec Islands. Habitat: marine.

fuscus, Cheilodactylus Castelnau [F. L.] 1879:376 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 3 (pt 4); ref. 764] Sydney market, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown, not at MNHN. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1989:29 [ref. 15502]. •Valid as Cheilodactylus fuscus Castelnau 1879 -- (Allen & Heemstra 1976:312 [ref. 7330], Paulin et al. 1989:203 [ref. 24556], Kuiter 1993:258 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:164 [ref. 25479], Gomon et al. 1994:645 [ref. 22532], Johnson 1999:742 [ref. 25471], Burridge & White 2000:438 [ref. 24553], Allen et al. 2006:1356 [ref. 29094], Roberts & Gomon 2008:625 [ref. 30641], Roberts 2015:1352 [ref. 34193]). •Valid as Goniistius fuscus (Castelnau 1879) -- (Kimura et al. 2018:69 [ref. 36401]). •Valid as Morwong fuscus (Castelnau 1879) -- (Randall 2001:3330 [ref. 26129], Ludt et al. 2019:133 [ref. 36635]). Current status: Valid as Morwong fuscus (Castelnau 1879). Latridae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: Australia (Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria), Lord Howe Island and New Zealand. Habitat: marine.