Bartail jawfish
Bartail jawfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Family: | Opistognathidae |
Genus: | Opistognathus |
Species: | O. cuvierii
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Binomial name | |
Opistognathus cuvierii Valenciennes, 1836
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The bartail jawfish (Opistognathus cuvierii) is a species of jawfish known only from reefs in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of southern Brazil. This species can reach a length of 11.4 centimetres (4.5 in) SL.[1] The specific name honours the French naturalist Georges Cuvier (1769-1832).[2]
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Opistognathus cuvierii" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (29 March 2018). "Subseries OVALENTARIA: Incertae sedis". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
Categories:
- Opistognathus
- Fish described in 1836
- Ray-finned fish stubs