Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Ovalentaria (Order)
     └Opistognathidae (Family) Jawfishes
      └Opistognathus (Genus)
       └O. whitehursti (Species)
WoRMS ID: 276480🔗
iNaturalist ID: 131490🔗

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