Blue Morwong

Nemadactylus valenciennesi

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth37–166 m
Water temperature16–23 °C
Best monthsFebruary, May, and December
How commonOccasional

Photo credit: (c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

Nemadactylus valenciennesi, 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 endemic to southern Australia.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Nemadactylus valenciennesi”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 25 records
February: 28 records
March: 23 records
April: 17 records
May: 26 records
June: 2 records
July: 1 records
August: 9 records
September: 5 records
October: 7 records
November: 20 records
December: 35 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 37–166 m · Deepest record: 203.5 m

10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 5 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 3 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120+ m: 5 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 16–23 °C

14–16 °C: 2 records
16–18 °C: 5 records
18–20 °C: 6 records
20–22 °C: 4 records
22–24 °C: 1 records

Photos

Names and classification

English: Blue Morwong, Queen Fish, Queen Morwong, Queen Snapper, Sea Carp, Southern Blue Morwong

Other scientific names: Sciaenoides valenciennesi

Similar species

Deep Sea Perch
Nemadactylus macropterus
morwong
Nemadactylus douglasii
Five fingers
Nemadactylus monodactylus
Banded Morwong
Chirodactylus spectabilis
Black Butterfish
Dactylophora nigricans
Crested Morwong
Goniistius vestitus

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.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
150 open-data records from 1884 to 2022.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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