Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Banded Jawfish
Opistognathus macrognathus
Banded Jawfish
Category: Jawfishes
Scientific Name: Opistognathus macrognathus
Size: 4 to 7 in. (10 to 18 cm)  
Depth: 3-25 ft. (1-8 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Ovalentaria (Order)
     └Opistognathidae (Family) Jawfishes
      └Opistognathus (Genus)
       └O. macrognathus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 276463🔗
iNaturalist ID: 317261🔗

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