Bartail jawfish

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Bartail jawfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Opistognathidae
Genus: Opistognathus
Species: O. cuvierii
Binomial name
Opistognathus cuvierri
(Valenciennes, 1836)

The bartail jawfish (Opistognathus cuvierii), also called phantom jawfish, is a species of fish in the Opistognathidae family. There are five species of the jawfish.[1]

References

  1. "Facts about Bartail Jawfish (Opistongnathus cuvierii)". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 27 December 2012. 
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