Opistognathus_cuvierii

Bartail jawfish

Bartail jawfish

Species of fish

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 species can reach a length of 11.4 centimetres (4.5 in) SL.[1] The specific name honours the French naturalist Georges Cuvier (1769-1832).[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Opistognathus cuvierii" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
  2. [2]
    Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (29 March 2018). "Subseries OVALENTARIA: Incertae sedis". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2018.


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