Opistognathus whitehurstii

Opistognathus whitehurstii
Opistognathus whitehursti
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Opistognathidae
Genus: Opistognathus
Species: O. whitehurstii
Binomial name
Opistognathus whitehurstii
(Longley, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Gnathypops whitehursti Longley, 1927
  • Upsilonognathus chaplini Fowler, 1946

Opistognathus whitehurstii, the Dusky jawfish, is a species of jawfish native to the western Atlantic Ocean including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea where it is an inhabitant of reefs at depths of from 1 to 12 metres (3.3 to 39.4 ft). It can reach a length of 14 centimetres (5.5 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Opistognathus whitehurstii" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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