Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Dusky Jawfish
Opistognathus whitehursti
Dusky Jawfish
Category: Jawfishes
Scientific Name: Opistognathus whitehursti
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Depth: 1-25 ft. (0-8 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Ovalentaria (Order)
      └Opistognathidae (Family)
       └Opistognathus (Genus)
        └O. whitehursti (Species)

Bottom Dwellers
Jawfishes

Dusky Jawfish

Yellowhead Jawfish

Banded Jawfish



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