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Opistognathidae
Yellow jawfish
Opistognathus gilberti
Black spot on dorsal spines
- Yellow
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Central America and the Caribbean
- Elongated
- Small
- Tropical fish
Yellow
Tropical
Regional distribution
Elongated
SmallYellow jawfish is a marine fish of Western Central Atlantic. The species occupies marine waters. The largest recorded length is 6.4 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Blennies and Allies
- Family
- Opistognathidae
- Genus
- Opistognathus
- Maximum length
- 6.4 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas, islands and reefs of the western Caribbean Sea, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
