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Opistognathidae

Hook jawfish

Lonchopisthus ancistrus

  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • Elongated
  • Small
Maximum length
8.9 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: only from the Gulf of Mexico and off Honduras.
Conservation status
DDData Deficient
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