Redlip Morwong
Goniistius zebra
- Usual depth25 m
- Water temperature20–25 °C
- Best monthsAugust and September
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 25 m · Deepest record: 25 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–25 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Redlip Morwong
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Migimaki, ミギマキ
- Simplified Chinese
- 三康, 咬破布, 斑馬唇指, 萬年瘦, 金花
Other scientific names: Cheilodactylus zebra, Chilodactylus zebra
Similar species
Crested MorwongGoniistius vestitus
Blacktip MorwongGoniistius francisi
Crested MorwongGoniistius gibbosus
Red-lip MorwongGoniistius rubrolabiatus
Hawaiian MorwongGoniistius vittatus
MorwongGoniistius zonatus
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).
- 70 open-data records from 1988 to 2011.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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