Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Opistognathidae > Lonchopisthus

Lonchopisthus (Jawfish)

Synonyms: Lonchistium; Lonchopistus

Wikipedia Abstract

Lonchopisthus is a genus of jawfishes native to the tropical West Atlantic (Caribbean Sea) and East Pacific oceans (Gulf of California).
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Species

Lonchopisthus ancistrus (Hook jawfish)
Lonchopisthus higmani (Jawfish)
Lonchopisthus lemur (Jawfish)
Lonchopisthus micrognathus (Swordtail jawfish)
Lonchopisthus sinuscalifornicus (Longtailed jawfish)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0