Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean 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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Ovalentaria (Order)
     └Opistognathidae (Family)
      └Opistognathus (Genus)

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