Lonchopisthus

Lonchopisthus is a genus of jawfishes native to the tropical West Atlantic (Caribbean Sea) and East Pacific oceans (Gulf of California).[1]

Lonchopisthus
Lonchopisthus micrognathus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Opistognathidae
Genus: Lonchopisthus
T. N. Gill, 1862
Type species
Opisthognathus micrognathus
Poey, 1860
Synonyms
  • Lonchistium G. S. Myers, 1935

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Lonchopisthus ancistrus Smith-Vaniz & Walsh, 2017 (Hook jawfish)
  • Lonchopisthus higmani Mead, 1959
  • Lonchopisthus lemur (G. S. Myers, 1935)
  • Lonchopisthus micrognathus (Poey, 1860) (Swordtail jawfish)
  • Lonchopisthus sinuscalifornicus Castro-Aguirre & Villavicencio-Garayzar, 1988 (Longtailed jawfish)
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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Lonchopisthus in FishBase. June 2018 version.


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