Yellowmouth Jawfish

Opistognathus nothus

Classification

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Opistognathidae

Opistognathus is a genus of fish in the family Opistognathidae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 72 recognized species in this genus: Opistognathus adelus Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (Obscure jawfish) Opistognathus afer Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (African jawfish) Opistognathus albicaudatus Smith-Vaniz, 2011 (White-tail jawfish) Opistognathus alleni Smith-Vaniz, 2004 (Abrolhos jawfish) Opistognathus annulatus (Eibl-Eibesfeldt & Klausewitz, 1961) Opistognathus aurifrons (D. S.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Mexico · 1

Sources and credits

DescriptionOpistognathus, Wikipedia contributors

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