Moustache jawfish
Opistognathus lonchurus
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A jawfish from western Atlantic reefs (the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean).
- Scientific name
- Opistognathus lonchurus
- Family
- Opistognathidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Opistognathidae
- Order
- Ovalentaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Gnathypops mystacinus, Opisthognathus lonchurus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul, América do Norte
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 12.2 cm
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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