Moustache jawfish
| Opistognathus lonchurus | |
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| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Opistognathidae |
| Genus: | Opistognathus |
| Species: | O. lonchurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Opistognathus lonchurus D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 | |
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Opistognathus lonchurus, the Moustache jawfish, is a species of jawfish native to the western Atlantic Ocean where it occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. It is an reef inhabitant. This species can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Opistognathus lonchurus" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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