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their bodies.
Jawfishes possess a single, long
dorsal fin with 9–12
spines and a
caudal fin that can be
either rounded or pointed.
Jawfishes typically reside...
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clades - dottybacks, roundheads, damselfishes, clownfishes,
surfperches &
jawfishes (6 families)
Suborder Gobiesocoidei -
clingfishes (1 family) Suborder...
- is a
species of ray-finned fish from the
family Opistognathidae, the
jawfishes. It is the only
member of the
monospecific genus Anoptoplacus and the...
- a
length of 10
centimetres (3.9 in) TL.
Yellowhead jawfishes are
common in Florida. The
Jawfishes live in
rubble areas and sand in
groups of up to 70...
- The
bartail jawfish (Opistognathus cuvierii) is a
species of
jawfish known only from
reefs in the
Atlantic Ocean off the
coast of
southern Brazil. This...
- Tonozuka, (2001).
Pictorial guide to
Indonesian reef fishes. Part 3.
Jawfishes – Sunfishes,
Opistognathidae – Molidae. Zoonetics, Australia. pp. 623–893...
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Stalix is a
genus of
jawfishes native to the
Indian Ocean and the
western Pacific Ocean.
There are
currently 12
recognized species in this genus: Stalix...
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behavior of many
other species in the
family is unknown.
Opistognathidae (
jawfishes): All
paternal mouthbrooders Osphronemidae (gouramis): A few
genera (notably...
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Lonchopisthus is a
genus of
jawfishes native to the
tropical West
Atlantic (Caribbean Sea) and East
Pacific oceans (Gulf of California).
There are currently...
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attached to or
carried in
their bodies. For sea catfishes, cardinalfishes,
jawfishes and some others, the egg may be
incubated or
carried in the mouth, a practice...
