Blue Morwong
Nemadactylus douglasii
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 530
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
Description
The porae (Nemadactylus douglasii), the grey morwong, blue morwong, butterfish, Douglas' morwong, Eastern blue morwong, great perch, queen snapper, rubberlip morwong or silver morwong, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, traditionally regarded as belonging to the family Cheilodactylidae, the members of which are commonly known as morwongs. It is found around south eastern Australia and the north eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand at depths of about 10 to 100 metres, on sandy and rocky coasts.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Porae”.