Moustache jawfish | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Family: | Opistognathidae |
Genus: | Opistognathus |
Species: | O. lonchurus
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Binomial name | |
Opistognathus lonchurus
D. S. Jordan &
C. H. Gilbert, 1882
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Synonyms | |
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The moustache jawfish (Opistognathus lonchurus) is a species of jawfish native to the western Atlantic Ocean where it occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. It is a reef inhabitant. This species can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. [2]
Moustache jawfish | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Family: | Opistognathidae |
Genus: | Opistognathus |
Species: | O. lonchurus
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Binomial name | |
Opistognathus lonchurus
D. S. Jordan &
C. H. Gilbert, 1882
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Synonyms | |
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The moustache jawfish (Opistognathus lonchurus) is a species of jawfish native to the western Atlantic Ocean where it occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. It is a reef inhabitant. This species can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. [2]