| Moustache jawfish | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Opistognathidae |
| Genus: | Opistognathus |
| Species: | O. lonchurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Opistognathus lonchurus D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 | |
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The moustache jawfish (Opistognathus lonchurus) is a species of jawfish native to the western Atlantic Ocean where it occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. It is a reef inhabitant. This species can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
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- ↑ Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Williams, J.T.; Curtis, M.; Pina Amargos, F. & Brown, J. (2015). "Opistognathus lonchurus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T16546023A16546264. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T16546023A16546264.en.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Opistognathus lonchurus" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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