Florent's Guide To The

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

Bottom Dwellers
Jawfishes

Dusky Jawfish

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Banded Jawfish



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