Opistognathus
Opistognathus | |
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Opistognathus aurifrons | |
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Opistognathus whitehursti | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Family: | Opistognathidae |
Genus: | Opistognathus G. Cuvier, 1816 |
Type species | |
Opistognathus nigromarginatus Rüppell, 1830
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Synonyms | |
Gnathypops Gill, 1862 |
Opistognathus is a genus of fish in the family Opistognathidae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.[1]
Species[]
There are currently 68 recognized species in this genus:
- , 2010 (Obscure jawfish) [2]
- , 2010 (African jawfish) [2]
- , 2011 (White-tail jawfish) [3]
- , 2004 (Abrolhos jawfish)
- (Eibl-Eibesfeldt & Klausewitz, 1961)
- Opistognathus aurifrons (D. S. Jordan & J. C. Thompson, 1905) (Yellow-head jawfish)
- , 1997 (Dark-fin jawfish)
- & , 2003
- Bleeker, 1860 (Castelnau's jawfish)
- , 2010 (Stout jawfish) [2]
- Opistognathus cuvierii Valenciennes, 1836 (Bar-tail jawfish)
- , 2009 (Blue-blotch jawfish)
- W. J. Macleay, 1878 (Darwin jawfish)
- & , 1985
- (D. S. Jordan & , 1908) (Dendtric jawfish)
- , 2010 (Tail-beacon jawfish) [2]
- , 2004 (Elizabeth Reef jawfish)
- , 2016 [4]
- (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
- (J. D. Ogilby, 1908) (Harlequin jawfish)
- & , 1993
- & , 2003
- G. R. Allen & , 1991 (Galapagos jawfish)
- J. E. Böhlke, 1967 (Yellow jawfish)
- , 1968
- (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
- E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1887 (Black jawfish)
- (D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1913)
- W. J. Macleay, 1881 (Jawfish)
- (Whitley, 1937) (Blotched jawfish)
- , 1997 (Rough-cheek jawfish)
- & , 1985
- Opistognathus lonchurus D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Moustache jawfish)
- , 2010 (Long-nostril jawfish) [2]
- Poey, 1860 (Banded jawfish)
- W. K. H. Peters, 1866 (Big-scale jawfish)
- , 1983 (Half-scaled jawfish)
- Poey, 1860 (Mottled jawfish)
- , 1972 (Large-scale jawfish)
- , 1972 (Yellow-mouth jawfish)
- G. R. Allen & , 1991 (Mexican jawfish)
- Boulenger, 1888 (Robust jawfish)
- Rüppell, 1830 (Birdled jawfish)
- , 1997
- G. R. Allen & , 1991 (Panamanian jawfish)
- Bleeker, 1868 (Papuan jawfish)
- , & , 2012 (Leopard jawfish) [5]
- W. K. H. Peters, 1869 (Fine-spotted jawfish)
- , 2009 (Gold-specs jawfish)
- , 2004
- (, 1969) (Reticulated jawfish)
- D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Giant jawfish)
- , 1997 (Spot-fin jawfish)
- Bleeker, 1856 (Rosenberg's jawfish)
- Opistognathus rosenblatti G. R. Allen & , 1991 (Blue-spotted jawfish)
- & G. R. Allen, 2007 (Red-lined jawfish)
- (O. P. Jenkins & Evermann, 1889) (Bulls-eye jawfish)
- , 2004 (Half-naked jawfish)
- , 1997
- , 2010 (Cargados jawfish) [2]
- & , 2003
- Bleeker, 1853 (Solor jawfish) [4]
- , 2004 (Coral Sea jawfish)
- & , 2013 (Five-banded jawfish) [6]
- , 2009 (Variable jawfish)
- , 2004 (Bashful jawfish)
- & , 2003
- Opistognathus whitehursti (Longley, 1927) (Dusky jawfish)
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Opistognathus in FishBase. October 2016 version.
- ^ a b c d e f Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2010): New species of Indo-Pacific jawfishes (Opistognathus: Opistognathidae) from the Western Indian Ocean and Red Sea. Smithiana Bulletin, 12: 39-54.
- ^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2011): Opistognathus albicaudatus, a new species of jawfish (Teleostei: Opistognathidae) from the Andaman Islands. Zootaxa, 3085: 34–40.
- ^ a b Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2016): Opistognathus ensiferus, a new species of jawfish (Opistognathidae) from the Gulf of Mannar, India, with redescription of O. solorensis Bleeker. Zootaxa, 4196 (2): 278–288.
- ^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F., Bineesh, K.K. & Akhilesh, K.V. (2012): Opistognathus pardus, a new species of jawfish (Teleostei: Opistognathidae) from the Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa, 3523: 20–24.
- ^ Hiramatsu, W. & Endo, H. (2013): Opistognathus trimaculatus, a New Jawfish (Teleostei: Opistognathidae) from Tosa Bay, Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Natural Science, Ser. A., Suppl. No. 7: 19–23.
Categories:
- Opistognathus
- Opistognathidae
- Marine fish genera
- Taxa named by Georges Cuvier