Opistognathus

Opistognathus is a genus of fish in the family Opistognathidae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.[1]

Opistognathus
Opistognathus aurifrons
Opistognathus whitehursti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Opistognathidae
Genus: Opistognathus
G. Cuvier, 1816
Type species
Opistognathus nigromarginatus
Rüppell, 1830
Synonyms

Gnathypops Gill, 1862
Merogymnoides Whitley, 1966
Merogymnus Ogilby, 1908
Tandya Whitley, 1930
Upsilonognathus Fowler, 1946

Species

There are currently 68 recognized species in this genus:

  • Opistognathus adelus Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (Obscure jawfish) [2]
  • Opistognathus afer Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (African jawfish) [2]
  • Opistognathus albicaudatus Smith-Vaniz, 2011 (White-tail jawfish) [3]
  • Opistognathus alleni Smith-Vaniz, 2004 (Abrolhos jawfish)
  • Opistognathus annulatus (Eibl-Eibesfeldt & Klausewitz, 1961)
  • Opistognathus aurifrons (D. S. Jordan & J. C. Thompson, 1905) (Yellow-head jawfish)
  • Opistognathus brasiliensis Smith-Vaniz, 1997 (Dark-fin jawfish)
  • Opistognathus brochus W. A. Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
  • Opistognathus castelnaui Bleeker, 1860 (Castelnau's jawfish)
  • Opistognathus crassus Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (Stout jawfish) [2]
  • Opistognathus cuvierii Valenciennes, 1836 (Bar-tail jawfish)
  • Opistognathus cyanospilotus Smith-Vaniz, 2009 (Blue-blotch jawfish)
  • Opistognathus darwiniensis W. J. Macleay, 1878 (Darwin jawfish)
  • Opistognathus decorus Smith-Vaniz & Yoshino, 1985
  • Opistognathus dendriticus (D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1908) (Dendtric jawfish)
  • Opistognathus dipharus Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (Tail-beacon jawfish) [2]
  • Opistognathus elizabethensis Smith-Vaniz, 2004 (Elizabeth Reef jawfish)
  • Opistognathus ensiferus Smith-Vaniz, 2016 [4]
  • Opistognathus evermanni (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
  • Opistognathus eximius (J. D. Ogilby, 1908) (Harlequin jawfish)
  • Opistognathus fenmutis Acero P & Franke, 1993
  • Opistognathus fossoris W. A. Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
  • Opistognathus galapagensis G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1991 (Galapagos jawfish)
  • Opistognathus gilberti J. E. Böhlke, 1967 (Yellow jawfish)
  • Opistognathus hongkongiensis W. L. Y. Chan, 1968
  • Opistognathus hopkinsi (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
  • Opistognathus inornatus E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1887 (Black jawfish)
  • Opistognathus iyonis (D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1913)
  • Opistognathus jacksoniensis W. J. Macleay, 1881 (Jawfish)
  • Opistognathus latitabundus (Whitley, 1937) (Blotched jawfish)
  • Opistognathus leprocarus Smith-Vaniz, 1997 (Rough-cheek jawfish)
  • Opistognathus liturus Smith-Vaniz & Yoshino, 1985
  • Opistognathus lonchurus D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Moustache jawfish)
  • Opistognathus longinaris Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (Long-nostril jawfish) [2]
  • Opistognathus macrognathus Poey, 1860 (Banded jawfish)
  • Opistognathus macrolepis W. K. H. Peters, 1866 (Big-scale jawfish)
  • Opistognathus margaretae Smith-Vaniz, 1983 (Half-scaled jawfish)
  • Opistognathus maxillosus Poey, 1860 (Mottled jawfish)
  • Opistognathus megalepis Smith-Vaniz, 1972 (Large-scale jawfish)
  • Opistognathus melachasme Smith-Vaniz, 1972 (Yellow-mouth jawfish)
  • Opistognathus mexicanus G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1991 (Mexican jawfish)
  • Opistognathus muscatensis Boulenger, 1888 (Robust jawfish)
  • Opistognathus nigromarginatus Rüppell, 1830 (Birdled jawfish)
  • Opistognathus nothus Smith-Vaniz, 1997
  • Opistognathus panamaensis G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1991 (Panamanian jawfish)
  • Opistognathus papuensis Bleeker, 1868 (Papuan jawfish)
  • Opistognathus pardus Smith-Vaniz, Bineesh & Akhilesh, 2012 (Leopard jawfish) [5]
  • Opistognathus punctatus W. K. H. Peters, 1869 (Fine-spotted jawfish)
  • Opistognathus randalli Smith-Vaniz, 2009 (Gold-specs jawfish)
  • Opistognathus reticeps Smith-Vaniz, 2004
  • Opistognathus reticulatus (McKay, 1969) (Reticulated jawfish)
  • Opistognathus rhomaleus D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Giant jawfish)
  • Opistognathus robinsi Smith-Vaniz, 1997 (Spot-fin jawfish)
  • Opistognathus rosenbergii Bleeker, 1856 (Rosenberg's jawfish)
  • Opistognathus rosenblatti G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1991 (Blue-spotted jawfish)
  • Opistognathus rufilineatus Smith-Vaniz & G. R. Allen, 2007 (Red-lined jawfish)
  • Opistognathus scops (O. P. Jenkins & Evermann, 1889) (Bulls-eye jawfish)
  • Opistognathus seminudus Smith-Vaniz, 2004 (Half-naked jawfish)
  • Opistognathus signatus Smith-Vaniz, 1997
  • Opistognathus simus Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (Cargados jawfish) [2]
  • Opistognathus smithvanizi W. A. Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
  • Opistognathus solorensis Bleeker, 1853 (Solor jawfish) [4]
  • Opistognathus stigmosus Smith-Vaniz, 2004 (Coral Sea jawfish)
  • Opistognathus trimaculatus Hiramatsu & Endo, 2013 (Five-banded jawfish) [6]
  • Opistognathus variabilis Smith-Vaniz, 2009 (Variable jawfish)
  • Opistognathus verecundus Smith-Vaniz, 2004 (Bashful jawfish)
  • Opistognathus walkeri W. A. Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
  • Opistognathus whitehursti (Longley, 1927) (Dusky jawfish)

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Opistognathus in FishBase. October 2016 version.
  2. Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2010): New species of Indo-Pacific jawfishes (Opistognathus: Opistognathidae) from the Western Indian Ocean and Red Sea. Smithiana Bulletin, 12: 39-54.
  3. Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2011): Opistognathus albicaudatus, a new species of jawfish (Teleostei: Opistognathidae) from the Andaman Islands. Zootaxa, 3085: 34–40.
  4. Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2016): Opistognathus ensiferus, a new species of jawfish (Opistognathidae) from the Gulf of Mannar, India, with redescription of O. solorensis Bleeker. Zootaxa, 4196 (2): 278–288.
  5. Smith-Vaniz, W.F., Bineesh, K.K. & Akhilesh, K.V. (2012): Opistognathus pardus, a new species of jawfish (Teleostei: Opistognathidae) from the Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa, 3523: 20–24.
  6. Hiramatsu, W. & Endo, H. (2013): Opistognathus trimaculatus, a New Jawfish (Teleostei: Opistognathidae) from Tosa Bay, Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Natural Science, Ser. A., Suppl. No. 7: 19–23.
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