Swordtail Jawfish

Lonchopisthus micrognathus

Classification

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Opistognathidae

Lonchopisthus is a genus of jawfishes native to the tropical West Atlantic (Caribbean Sea) and East Pacific oceans (Gulf of California). Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus: Lonchopisthus ancistrus Smith-Vaniz & Walsh, 2017 (Hook jawfish) Lonchopisthus higmani Mead, 1959 Lonchopisthus lemur (G. S.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

France · 4

Sources and credits

DescriptionLonchopisthus, Wikipedia contributors

Swordtail Jawfish

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