Lonchopisthus
| Lonchopisthus | |
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| Lonchopisthus micrognathus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Opistognathidae |
| Genus: | Lonchopisthus T. N. Gill, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Opisthognathus micrognathus Poey, 1860
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Lonchopisthus is a genus of jawfishes native to the tropical West Atlantic (Caribbean Sea) and East Pacific oceans (Gulf of California).[1]
Species[]
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]
- & , 2017 (Hook jawfish)
- , 1959
- (G. S. Myers, 1935)
- (Poey, 1860) (Swordtail jawfish)
- Castro-Aguirre & , 1988 (Longtailed jawfish)
References[]
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Lonchopisthus in FishBase. June 2018 version.
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