Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Yellowhead Jawfish
Opistognathus aurifrons
Yellowhead Jawfish
Category: Jawfishes
Scientific Name: Opistognathus aurifrons
Size: 2 to 3 in. (5 to 8 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Ovalentaria (Order)
      └Opistognathidae (Family)
       └Opistognathus (Genus)
        └O. aurifrons (Species)

Bottom Dwellers
Jawfishes

Yellowhead Jawfish

Banded Jawfish

Dusky Jawfish



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