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Dusky Morwong
Dactylophora nigricans
Dactylophora nigricans, the Dusky morwong, is a species of morwong native to the western and southern coastal reefs of Australia where it is found down to about 60 metres (200 ft) in depth. This species grows to a length of 120 centimetres (47 in) TL and is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. This species is the only known member of its genus.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 486325.