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Opistognathus lonchurus (Moustache jawfish)

Synonyms: Gnathypops mystacinus; Opisthognathus lonchurus
Language: Spanish

Wikipedia Abstract

Opistognathus lonchurus, the Moustache jawfish, 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 an reef inhabitant. This species can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.
View Wikipedia Record: Opistognathus lonchurus

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary IV 2387149 Florida, United States

Predators

Lutjanus campechanus (Red snapper)[1]
Mycteroperca microlepis (Velvet rockfish)[1]
Onychoprion fuscatus (Sooty Tern)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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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