Opistognathus

Opistognathus

Opistognathus aurifrons

Opistognathus whitehursti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Opistognathidae
Genus:	Opistognathus G. Cuvier, 1816
Type species
Opistognathus nigromarginatus Rüppell, 1830
Synonyms
Gnathypops Gill, 1862 Merogymnoides Whitley, 1966 Merogymnus Ogilby, 1908 Tandya Whitley, 1930 Upsilonognathus Fowler, 1946

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:

Opistognathus adelus Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (Obscure jawfish) ^[2]
Opistognathus afer Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (African jawfish) ^[2]
Opistognathus albicaudatus Smith-Vaniz, 2011 (White-tail jawfish) ^[3]
Opistognathus alleni Smith-Vaniz, 2004 (Abrolhos jawfish)
Opistognathus annulatus (Eibl-Eibesfeldt & Klausewitz, 1961)
Opistognathus aurifrons (D. S. Jordan & J. C. Thompson, 1905) (Yellow-head jawfish)
Opistognathus brasiliensis Smith-Vaniz, 1997 (Dark-fin jawfish)
Opistognathus brochus W. A. Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
Opistognathus castelnaui Bleeker, 1860 (Castelnau's jawfish)
Opistognathus crassus Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (Stout jawfish) ^[2]
Opistognathus cuvierii Valenciennes, 1836 (Bar-tail jawfish)
Opistognathus cyanospilotus Smith-Vaniz, 2009 (Blue-blotch jawfish)
Opistognathus darwiniensis W. J. Macleay, 1878 (Darwin jawfish)
Opistognathus decorus Smith-Vaniz & Yoshino, 1985
Opistognathus dendriticus (D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1908) (Dendtric jawfish)
Opistognathus dipharus Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (Tail-beacon jawfish) ^[2]
Opistognathus elizabethensis Smith-Vaniz, 2004 (Elizabeth Reef jawfish)
Opistognathus ensiferus Smith-Vaniz, 2016 ^[4]
Opistognathus evermanni (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
Opistognathus eximius (J. D. Ogilby, 1908) (Harlequin jawfish)
Opistognathus fenmutis Acero P & Franke, 1993
Opistognathus fossoris W. A. Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
Opistognathus galapagensis G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1991 (Galapagos jawfish)
Opistognathus gilberti J. E. Böhlke, 1967 (Yellow jawfish)
Opistognathus hongkongiensis W. L. Y. Chan, 1968
Opistognathus hopkinsi (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
Opistognathus inornatus E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1887 (Black jawfish)
Opistognathus iyonis (D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1913)
Opistognathus jacksoniensis W. J. Macleay, 1881 (Jawfish)
Opistognathus latitabundus (Whitley, 1937) (Blotched jawfish)
Opistognathus leprocarus Smith-Vaniz, 1997 (Rough-cheek jawfish)
Opistognathus liturus Smith-Vaniz & Yoshino, 1985
Opistognathus lonchurus D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Moustache jawfish)
Opistognathus longinaris Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (Long-nostril jawfish) ^[2]
Opistognathus macrognathus Poey, 1860 (Banded jawfish)
Opistognathus macrolepis W. K. H. Peters, 1866 (Big-scale jawfish)
Opistognathus margaretae Smith-Vaniz, 1983 (Half-scaled jawfish)
Opistognathus maxillosus Poey, 1860 (Mottled jawfish)
Opistognathus megalepis Smith-Vaniz, 1972 (Large-scale jawfish)
Opistognathus melachasme Smith-Vaniz, 1972 (Yellow-mouth jawfish)
Opistognathus mexicanus G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1991 (Mexican jawfish)
Opistognathus muscatensis Boulenger, 1888 (Robust jawfish)
Opistognathus nigromarginatus Rüppell, 1830 (Birdled jawfish)
Opistognathus nothus Smith-Vaniz, 1997
Opistognathus panamaensis G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1991 (Panamanian jawfish)
Opistognathus papuensis Bleeker, 1868 (Papuan jawfish)
Opistognathus pardus Smith-Vaniz, Bineesh & Akhilesh, 2012 (Leopard jawfish) ^[5]
Opistognathus punctatus W. K. H. Peters, 1869 (Fine-spotted jawfish)
Opistognathus randalli Smith-Vaniz, 2009 (Gold-specs jawfish)
Opistognathus reticeps Smith-Vaniz, 2004
Opistognathus reticulatus (McKay, 1969) (Reticulated jawfish)
Opistognathus rhomaleus D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Giant jawfish)
Opistognathus robinsi Smith-Vaniz, 1997 (Spot-fin jawfish)
Opistognathus rosenbergii Bleeker, 1856 (Rosenberg's jawfish)
Opistognathus rosenblatti G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1991 (Blue-spotted jawfish)
Opistognathus rufilineatus Smith-Vaniz & G. R. Allen, 2007 (Red-lined jawfish)
Opistognathus scops (O. P. Jenkins & Evermann, 1889) (Bulls-eye jawfish)
Opistognathus seminudus Smith-Vaniz, 2004 (Half-naked jawfish)
Opistognathus signatus Smith-Vaniz, 1997
Opistognathus simus Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (Cargados jawfish) ^[2]
Opistognathus smithvanizi W. A. Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
Opistognathus solorensis Bleeker, 1853 (Solor jawfish) ^[4]
Opistognathus stigmosus Smith-Vaniz, 2004 (Coral Sea jawfish)
Opistognathus trimaculatus Hiramatsu & Endo, 2013 (Five-banded jawfish) ^[6]
Opistognathus variabilis Smith-Vaniz, 2009 (Variable jawfish)
Opistognathus verecundus Smith-Vaniz, 2004 (Bashful jawfish)
Opistognathus walkeri W. A. Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
Opistognathus whitehursti (Longley, 1927) (Dusky jawfish)

References

↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2016). Species of Opistognathus in FishBase. October 2016 version.
1 2 3 4 5 6 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.
1 2 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.

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