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Opistognathidae FAMILY Opistognathidae Bonaparte 1835 - jawfishes GENUS Anoptoplacus Smith-Vaniz, 2017 - jawfishes Species Anoptoplacus pygmaeus Smith-Vaniz, 2017 - pygmy jawfish GENUS Lonchopisthus Gill, 1862 - jawfishes [=Lonchistium] Species Lonchopisthus ancistrus Smith-Vaniz & Walsh, 2017 - ancistrus jawfish Species Lonchopisthus higmani Mead, 1959 - Mead's jawfish Species Lonchopisthus lemur (Myers, 1935) - lemur jawfish [=meadi] Species Lonchopisthus micrognathus (Poey, 1860) - swordtail jawfish [=lindneri, vanderbilti] Species Lonchopisthus sinuscalifornicus Castro-Aguirre & Villavicencio-Garayzar, 1988 - longtailed jawfish GENUS Opistognathus Cuvier, 1816 - jawfishes [=Gnathypops, Merogymnoides, Merogymnus, Tandya, Upsilonognathus] Species Opistognathus adelus Smith-Vaniz, 2010 - obscure jawfish Species Opistognathus afer Smith-Vaniz, 2010 - African jawfish Species Opistognathus albicaudatus Smith-Vaniz, 2011 - whitetail jawfish Species Opistognathus alleni Smith-Vaniz, 2004 - Abrolhos jawfish Species Opistognathus annulatus (Eibl-Eibesfeldt & Klausewitz, 1961) - annulatus jawfish Species Opistognathus aurifrons (Jordan & Thompson, 1905) - yellowhead jawfish Species Opistognathus brasiliensis Smith-Vaniz, 1997 - darkfin jawfish Species Opistognathus brochus Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003 - brochus jawfish Species Opistognathus castelnaui Bleeker, 1859 - Castelnau's jawfish [=suluensis] Species Opistognathus crassus Smith-Vaniz, 2010 - stout jawfish Species Opistognathus cuvierii Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836 - bartail jawfish Species Opistognathus cyanospilotus Smith-Vaniz, 2009 - blueblotch jawfish Species Opistognathus darwiniensis Macleay, 1878 - Darwin jawfish Species Opistognathus decorus Smith-Vaniz & Yoshino, 1985 - decorus jawfish Species Opistognathus dendriticus (Jordan & Richardson, 1908) - dendritic jawfish Species Opistognathus dipharus Smith-Vaniz, 2010 - tailbeacon jawfish Species Opistognathus elizabethensis Smith-Vaniz, 2004 - Elizabeth Reef jawfish Species Opistognathus ensiferus Smith-Vaniz, 2016 - ensiferus jawfish Species Opistognathus evermanni (Jordan & Snyder, 1902) - Evermann's jawfish Species Opistognathus eximius (Ogilby, 1908) - harlequin jawfish Species Opistognathus fenmutis Acero P. & Franke, 1993 - Acero's jawfish Species Opistognathus fossoris Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003 - fossoris jawfish Species Opistognathus galapagensis Allen & Robertson, 1991 - Galapagos jawfish Species Opistognathus gilberti Bohlke, 1967 - yellow jawfish Species Opistognathus hongkongiensis Chan, 1968 - Hong Kong jawfish [=fasciatus] Species Opistognathus hopkinsi (Jordan & Snyder, 1902) - Hopkins' jawfish Species Opistognathus inornatus Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887 - black jawfish Species Opistognathus iyonis (Jordan & Thompson, 1913) - iyonis jawfish Species Opistognathus jacksoniensis Macleay, 1881 - jawfish Species Opistognathus latitabunda (Whitley, 1937) - blotched jawfish Species Opistognathus leprocarus Smith-Vaniz, 1997 - roughcheek jawfish Species Opistognathus liturus Smith-Vaniz & Yoshino, 1985 - liturus jawfish Species Opistognathus lonchurus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 - moustache jawfish [=mystacinus] Species Opistognathus longinaris Smith-Vaniz, 2010 - longnostril jawfish Species Opistognathus macrognathus Poey, 1860 - banded jawfish [=fasciatum, macrops, megastoma, scaphiurus] Species Opistognathus macrolepis Peters, 1866 - bigscale jawfish [=carpentariae, rex] Species Opistognathus margaretae Smith-Vaniz, 1983 - halfscaled jawfish Species Opistognathus maxillosus Poey, 1860 - mottled jawfish Species Opistognathus megalepis Smith-Vaniz, 1972 - largescale jawfish Species Opistognathus melachasme Smith-Vaniz, 1972 - yellowmouth jawfish Species Opistognathus muscatensis Boulenger, 1888 - robust jawfish Species Opistognathus nigromarginatus Ruppell, 1830 - girdled jawfish [=cuvieri, macrostomus, ocellatus, sonneratii V, soneratii C] Species Opistognathus nothus Smith-Vaniz, 1997 - nothus jawfish Species Opistognathus panamaensis Allen & Robertson, 1991 - Panamanian jawfish Species Opistognathus papuensis Bleeker, 1868 - Papuan jawfish [=maculatus, punctatulus] Species Opistognathus pardus Smith-Vaniz et al., 2012 - leopard jawfish Species Opistognathus punctatus Peters, 1869 - finespotted jawfish [=mexicanus] Species Opistognathus randalli Smith-Vaniz, 2009 - goldspecs jawfish Species Opistognathus reticeps Smith-Vaniz, 2004 - reticeps jawfish Species Opistognathus reticulata (McKay, 1969) - reticulated jawfish Species Opistognathus rhomaleus Jorday & Gilbert, 1882 - giant jawfish [=snyderi] Species Opistognathus robinsi Smith-Vaniz, 1997 - spotfin jawfish Species Opistognathus rosenbergii Bleeker, 1856 - Rosenberg's jawfish Species Opistognathus rosenblatti Allen & Robertson, 1991 - bluespotted jawfish Species Opistognathus rufilineatus Smith-Vaniz & Allen, 2007 - redlined jawfish Species Opistognathus schrieri Smith-Vaniz, 2017 - Schrier's jawfish Species Opistognathus scops (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889) - bullseye jawfish [=ommata, panamensis] Species Opistognathus seminudus Smith-Vaniz, 2004 - halfnaked jawfish Species Opistognathus signatus Smith-Vaniz, 1997 - signatus jawfish Species Opistognathus simus Smith-Vaniz, 2010 - Cargados jawfish Species Opistognathus smithvanizi Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003 - Smith-Vaniz's jawfish Species Opistognathus solorensis Bleeker, 1853 - Solor jawfish Species Opistognathus stigmosus Smith-Vaniz, 2004 - Coral Sea jawfish Species Opistognathus trimaculatus Hiramatsu & Endo, 2013 - fivebanded jawfish Species Opistognathus variabilis Smith-Vaniz, 2009 - variable jawfish Species Opistognathus verecundus Smith-Vaniz, 2004 - bashful jawfish Species Opistognathus walkeri Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003 - Walker's jawfish Species Opistognathus whitehursti (Longley, 1927) - dusky jawfish [=chaplini] GENUS Stalix Jordan & Snyder, 1902 - jawfishes Species Stalix davidsheni Klausewitz, 1985 - Klausewitz's stalix Species Stalix dicra Smith-Vaniz, 1989 - forked jawfish Species Stalix eremia Smith-Vaniz, 1989 - solitary jawfish Species Stalix flavida Smith-Vaniz, 1989 - flavida jawfish Species Stalix histrio Jordan & Snyder, 1902 - harlequin jawfish Species Stalix immaculatus Xu & Zhan, in Xu et al., 1980 - Xu's jawfish Species Stalix moenensis (Popta, 1922) - Muna jawfish Species Stalix novikovi Prokofiev, 2015 - Novikov's jawfish Species Stalix omanensis Norman, 1939 - Oman jawfish Species Stalix sheni Smith-Vaniz, 1989 - Shen's jawfish Species Stalix toyoshio Shinohara, 1999 - Shinohara's jawfish Species Stalix versluysi Weber, 1913 - Versluys' jawfish.
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