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Opistognathidae
giant jawfish
Opistognathus rhomaleus
Short cirrus on anterior nostril
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Pacific Ocean
- Central America and the Caribbean
- Large
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Largegiant jawfish is a marine fish found around Eastern Central Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 51 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Blennies and Allies
- Family
- Opistognathidae
- Genus
- Opistognathus
- Maximum length
- 51 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Distribution
- Eastern Central Pacific: Baja California, Gulf of California, the Revillegigedo Islands (Socorro), and NW side of Isla del Caño, Costa Rica.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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Order
Family
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