Opistognathidae
Also known as: Bocões, Jawfishes, Pesci minatori, bocones, jawfishes, kæbefiskfamilien, leukakalat, smilers
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Order | Perciformes |
| Family | Opistognathidae |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 5 |
| Species records held | 94 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 136 |
| GBIF key | 8552 |
Genera in Opistognathidae
- Opistognathus — 73 species: Opistognathus adelus, Opistognathus afer, Opistognathus albicaudatus, Opistognathus alleni, Opistognathus annulatus, Opistognathus aurifrons, Opistognathus brasiliensis, Opistognathus brochus
- Stalix — 12 species: Stalix davidsheni, Stalix dicra, Stalix eremia, Stalix flavida, Stalix histrio, Stalix immaculata, Stalix moenensis, Stalix novikovi
- Lonchopisthus — 5 species: Lonchopisthus ancistrus, Lonchopisthus higmani, Lonchopisthus lemur, Lonchopisthus micrognathus, Lonchopisthus sinuscalifornicus
- Opisthognathus — 3 species: Opisthognathus fasciatus, Opisthognathus ommata, Opisthognathus rex
- Anoptoplacus — 1 species: Anoptoplacus pygmaeus
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.