Hawaiian Morwong

Goniistius vittatus

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth8–24 m
Water temperature22–26 °C
Best monthsAugust and September
How commonRare

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Photo credit: (c) NOAA Photo Library, 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: 0 records
February: 0 records
March: 0 records
April: 0 records
May: 0 records
June: 1 records
July: 15 records
August: 91 records
September: 143 records
October: 66 records
November: 2 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 8–24 m · Deepest record: 66 m

0–10 m: 39 records
10–20 m: 178 records
20–30 m: 80 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–26 °C

20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 121 records
24–26 °C: 194 records

Photos

Names and classification

English: Hawaiian Morwong

Other scientific names: Cheilodactylus vittatus, Gregoryina gygis

Similar species

Crested Morwong
Goniistius vestitus
Blacktip Morwong
Goniistius francisi
Crested Morwong
Goniistius gibbosus
Red-lip Morwong
Goniistius rubrolabiatus
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).
316 open-data records from 1969 to 2019.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.

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