Is Morwong Good Eating?

Morwong is considered good fish to eat and are a good substitute for snapper. Typically Morwong are caught in depths from 70 metres to 170 metres.

Are Red Morwong good eating?

Morwongs have creamy flesh with a distinctive flavour and they are ideally suited to frying, baking, steaming or barbecuing whole (gilled and gutted). The size of these species makes them excellent for presentation especially if deep-fried whole and served with a coriander, chilli and lime dressing.

What type of fish is a Morwong?

Morwong is a subgenus of marine ray-finned fish traditionally classified within the genus Cheilodactylus and as belonging to the family Cheilodactylidae found in oceans off Australia and New Zealand.