Red-lip Morwong
Goniistius rubrolabiatus
- Usual depth1–11 m
- Water temperature19–25 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, March, and December
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Bruce Deagle, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 138 records
- February: 105 records
- March: 118 records
- April: 64 records
- May: 34 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 21 records
- August: 23 records
- September: 20 records
- October: 32 records
- November: 65 records
- December: 149 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–11 m · Deepest record: 10.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–25 °C
Photos
(c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Grady Duffy, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Zara, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) Hugo Innes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Grady Duffy, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Red-lip Morwong, Red Lip Morwong, Red-lipped Morwong
Other scientific names: Cheilodactylus rubrolabiatus
Similar species
Crested MorwongGoniistius vestitus
Blacktip MorwongGoniistius francisi
Crested MorwongGoniistius gibbosus
Hawaiian MorwongGoniistius vittatus
MorwongGoniistius 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).
- 32 open-data records from 1953 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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