Species under Opistognathus

Species under Opistognathus

n= 78

Species name	Common name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Opistognathus adelus Smith-Vaniz, 2010	Obscure jawfish	Western Indian Ocean	4.89
Opistognathus afer Smith-Vaniz, 2010	African jawfish	Western Indian Ocean	4.13
Opistognathus albicaudatus Smith-Vaniz, 2011	Whitetail jawfish	Eastern Indian Ocean	9.48
Opistognathus albomaculatus Smith-Vaniz, 2023	Whitespotted jawfish	Western Pacific	5.73
Opistognathus alleni Smith-Vaniz, 2004	Abrolhos jawfish	Eastern Indian Ocean	7.37
Opistognathus asper Smith-Vaniz, 2023	Ashmore jawfish	Eastern Indian Ocean
Opistognathus aurifrons (Jordan & Thompson, 1905)	Yellowhead jawfish	Western Central Atlantic	10
Opistognathus aurolineatus Smith-Vaniz, 2023	Threestripe jawfish	Western Pacific
Opistognathus bathyphilus Smith-Vaniz, 2023	Lansdowne jawfish	Western Pacific
Opistognathus biporus Smith-Vaniz, 2023	Bipored jawfish	Western Pacific
Opistognathus brasiliensis Smith-Vaniz, 1997	Darkfin jawfish	Southwest Atlantic	12.92
Opistognathus brochus Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003		Eastern Pacific	5.4
Opistognathus castelnaui Bleeker, 1860	Castelnau's jawfish	Indo-West Pacific	25
Opistognathus challenger Smith-Vaniz, 2023		Western Pacific	7.64
Opistognathus crassus Smith-Vaniz, 2010	Stout jawfish	Western Indian Ocean	3.55
Opistognathus cuvierii Valenciennes, 1836	Bartail jawfish	Southwest Atlantic	11.35
Opistognathus cyanospilotus Smith-Vaniz, 2009	Blueblotch jawfish	Eastern Indian Ocean	13
Opistognathus darwiniensis Macleay, 1878	Darwin jawfish	Indo-West Pacific	50
Opistognathus decorus Smith-Vaniz & Yoshino, 1985	Tattooedj jawfish	Western Pacific	15.5
Opistognathus dendriticus (Jordan & Richardson, 1908)	Dendtric jawfish	Western Central Pacific	28
Opistognathus dipharus Smith-Vaniz, 2010	Tail beacon jawfish	Western Indian Ocean	4.72
Opistognathus elizabethensis Smith-Vaniz, 2004	Elizabeth reef jawfish	Southwest Pacific	7.14
Opistognathus ensiferus Smith-Vaniz, 2016	Mannar jawfish	Eastern Indian Ocean	3.88
Opistognathus erdmanni Smith-Vaniz, 2023	Erdmann’s jawfish	Eastern Indian Ocean	3.88
Opistognathus evermanni (Jordan & Snyder, 1902)	Rainbow jawfish	Indo-West Pacific	11
Opistognathus eximius (Ogilby, 1908)	Harlequin smiler	Western Pacific	28.5
Opistognathus fenmutis Acero P. & Franke, 1993		Eastern Pacific	27.1
Opistognathus fossoris Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003		Eastern Pacific	9.42
Opistognathus galapagensis Allen & Robertson, 1991	Galapagos jawfish	Southeast Pacific	16
Opistognathus gilberti Böhlke, 1967	Yellow jawfish	Western Central Atlantic	6.35
Opistognathus hongkongiensis Chan, 1968		Western Pacific	14.18
Opistognathus hopkinsi (Jordan & Snyder, 1902)		Northwest Pacific	10.68
Opistognathus inornatus Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887	Black jawfish	Eastern Indian Ocean	55
Opistognathus iyonis (Jordan & Thompson, 1913)		Northwest Pacific	6
Opistognathus jacksoniensis Macleay, 1881	Smiler	Western Pacific
Opistognathus latitabundus (Whitley, 1937)	Blotched jawfish	Indo-West Pacific	30
Opistognathus leprocarus Smith-Vaniz, 1997	Roughcheek jawfish	Western Central Atlantic	8.12
Opistognathus liturus Smith-Vaniz & Yoshino, 1985		Northwest Pacific	5.53
Opistognathus lonchurus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882	Moustache jawfish	Western Atlantic	12.2
Opistognathus longinaris Smith-Vaniz, 2010	Long nostril jawfish	Western Indian Ocean	4.1
Opistognathus macrognathus Poey, 1860	Banded jawfish	Western Atlantic	20
Opistognathus macrolepis Peters, 1866	Bigscale jawfish	Western Central Pacific
Opistognathus margaretae Smith-Vaniz, 1983	Halfscaled jawfish	Western Indian Ocean	9.2
Opistognathus maxillosus Poey, 1860	Mottled jawfish	Western Atlantic	13
Opistognathus megalepis Smith-Vaniz, 1972	Largesacle jawfish	Western Central Atlantic
Opistognathus melachasme Smith-Vaniz, 1972	Yellowmouth jawfish	Western Atlantic	10
Opistognathus mexicanus Allen & Robertson, 1991	Mexican jawfish	Eastern Central Pacific	12
Opistognathus muscatensis Boulenger, 1888	Robust jawfish	Western Indian Ocean	45
Opistognathus nigromarginatus Rüppell, 1830	Birdled jawfish	Indo-Pacific	18.6
Opistognathus nothus Smith-Vaniz, 1997		Western Central Atlantic	7.9
Opistognathus ocellicaudatus Shinohara, 2021	Eyespottail jawfish	Northwest Pacific
Opistognathus panamaensis Allen & Robertson, 1991	Panamanian jawfish	Eastern Central Pacific	10
Opistognathus papuensis Bleeker, 1868	Papuan jawfish	Western Central Pacific	40
Opistognathus pardus Smith-Vaniz, Bineesh & Akhilesh, 2012		Western Indian Ocean	9.88
Opistognathus punctatus Peters, 1869	Finespotted jawfish	Eastern Central Pacific	40.6
Opistognathus randalli Smith-Vaniz, 2009	Gold-specs jawfish	Western Pacific	10.43
Opistognathus reticeps Smith-Vaniz, 2004	Reticulated jawfish	Western Pacific
Opistognathus reticulatus (McKay, 1969)	Leopard jawfish	Indo-West Pacific	50
Opistognathus rhomaleus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882	Giant jawfish	Eastern Central Pacific	51
Opistognathus robinsi Smith-Vaniz, 1997	Spotfin jawfish	Western Central Atlantic	13.12
Opistognathus rosenbergii Bleeker, 1856	Rosenberg's jawfish	Indo-West Pacific	14
Opistognathus rosenblatti Allen & Robertson, 1991	Blue-spotted jawfish	Eastern Central Pacific	10
Opistognathus rufilineatus Smith-Vaniz & Allen, 2007	Red-Lined Jawfish	Western Pacific	7.9
Opistognathus schrieri Smith-Vaniz, 2017	Curaçao jawfish	Caribbean	4.8
Opistognathus scops (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)	Bullseye jawfish	Eastern Central Pacific	12
Opistognathus seminudus Smith-Vaniz, 2004	Halfnaked jawfish	Western Pacific	8.62
Opistognathus signatus Smith-Vaniz, 1997		Western Central Atlantic	8.91
Opistognathus simus Smith-Vaniz, 2010	Cargados jawfish	Western Indian Ocean	5.5
Opistognathus smithvanizi Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003		Eastern Central Pacific	5.61
Opistognathus solorensis Bleeker, 1853	Solor jawfish	Western Pacific	4.8
Opistognathus stigmosus Smith-Vaniz, 2004	Coral sea jawfish	Western Pacific	7.05
Opistognathus thionyi Smith-Vaniz, Tornabene & Macieira, 2018	Thiony’s jawfish	Southwest Atlantic	5.35
Opistognathus trimaculatus Hiramatsu & Endo, 2013	Threespot jawfish	Northwest Pacific	7.2
Opistognathus variabilis Smith-Vaniz, 2009	Variable jawfish	Indo-West Pacific	9.62
Opistognathus verecundus Smith-Vaniz, 2004	Bashful jawfish	Western Pacific	5.26
Opistognathus vicinus Smith-Vaniz, Tornabene & Macieira, 2018	Brazilian dusky jawfish	Southwest Atlantic Ocean	4.74
Opistognathus walkeri Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003		Eastern Pacific	11.72
Opistognathus whitehursti (Longley, 1927)	Dusky jawfish	Western Atlantic	14

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