Blacktip Morwong

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 18 records
February: 10 records
March: 7 records
April: 6 records
May: 11 records
June: 4 records
July: 1 records
August: 0 records
September: 6 records
October: 4 records
November: 15 records
December: 12 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 6–71 m · Deepest record: 71 m

0–10 m: 2 records
10–20 m: 3 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 16–26 °C

14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 7 records
22–24 °C: 7 records
24–26 °C: 7 records
26–28 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Susan Prior · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Susan Prior · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Susan Prior · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Blacktip Morwong, Masked Moki

Other scientific names: Cheilodactylus francisi

Similar species

Crested Morwong
Goniistius vestitus
Crested Morwong
Goniistius gibbosus
Red-lip Morwong
Goniistius rubrolabiatus
Hawaiian Morwong
Goniistius vittatus
Morwong
Goniistius zonatus
Redlip Morwong
Goniistius zebra

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
43 open-data records from 1987 to 2015.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.