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Opistognathus
Cuvier, 1816
(fish)
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Opistognathidae (Family) - jawfishes
..Anoptoplacus (Genus)
..Lonchopisthus (Genus)
..Stalix (Genus)
..Opistognathus (Genus)
....Opistognathus aurifrons (Species) - yellowhead jawfish
....Opistognathus brasiliensis (Species)
....Opistognathus castelnaui (Species)
....Opistognathus cuvieri (Species)
....Opistognathus darwiniensis (Species)
....Opistognathus decorus (Species)
....Opistognathus dendriticus (Species)
....Opistognathus evermanni (Species)
....Opistognathus eximius (Species)
....Opistognathus fenmutis (Species)
....Opistognathus galapagensis (Species) - Galapagos jawfish
....Opistognathus gilberti (Species) - yellow jawfish
....Opistognathus hongkongiensis (Species)
....Opistognathus hopkinsi (Species)
....Opistognathus inornatus (Species)
....Opistognathus iyonis (Species)
....Opistognathus jacksoniensis (Species)
....Opistognathus latitabundus (Species)
....Opistognathus leprocarus (Species)
....Opistognathus liturus (Species)
....Opistognathus lonchurus (Species) - moustache jawfish
....Opistognathus macrognathus (Species) - banded jawfish
....Opistognathus macrolepis (Species)
....Opistognathus margaretae (Species)
....Opistognathus maxillosus (Species) - mottled jawfish
....Opistognathus megalepis (Species)
....Opistognathus melachasme (Species) - yellowmouth jawfish
....Opistognathus mexicanus (Species) - Mexican jawfish
....Opistognathus muscatensis (Species) - jawfish
....Opistognathus nigromarginatus (Species)
....Opistognathus nothus (Species)
....Opistognathus panamaensis (Species) - Panamanian jawfish
....Opistognathus papuensis (Species)
....Opistognathus punctatus (Species) - finespotted jawfish
....Opistognathus reticulatus (Species)
....Opistognathus rhomaleus (Species) - giant jawfish
....Opistognathus robinsi (Species) - spotfin jawfish
....Opistognathus rosenbergii (Species)
....Opistognathus rosenblatti (Species) - blue-spotted jawfish
....Opistognathus scops (Species) - bullseye jawfish
....Opistognathus signatus (Species)
....Opistognathus solorensis (Species)
....Opistognathus whitehursti (Species)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
([G.] Cuvier, 1817[1816])
Original name & spelling
:
Cuvier, [G.] 1817[1816].
Règne Anim.
[ed. 1]
2
: 252 ("Les Opistognathes. (Cuv.)", "
Opistognathus Sonnerati
. Cuv."); x ("Opistognathes."). (sub [genus] "Blennius. L.").
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Subsequent rank
:
Types
Type of
:
Opistognathidae
(Family)
Bonaparte, 1835
Ref:
J.S. Nelson, 2006
: 351; [<13 Feb 2024].
[inferred]
Variants
Different spelling
:
Opisthognathus
(Genus)
Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836
Synonyms
Including
:
Merogymnoides
(Genus)
Whitley, 1966
Ref:
R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021
: 6 Feb 2024.
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