Opistognathus

Opistognathus is a genus of fish in the family Opistognathidae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently 72 recognized species in this genus:
Opistognathus adelus Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (Obscure jawfish)
Opistognathus afer Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (African jawfish)
Opistognathus albicaudatus Smith-Vaniz, 2011 (White-tail jawfish)
Opistognathus alleni Smith-Vaniz, 2004 (Abrolhos jawfish)
Opistognathus annulatus (Eibl-Eibesfeldt & Klausewitz, 1961)
Opistognathus aurifrons (D. S. Jordan & J. C. Thompson, 1905) (Yellow-head jawfish)
Opistognathus brasiliensis Smith-Vaniz, 1997 (Dark-fin jawfish)
Opistognathus brochus W. A. Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
Opistognathus castelnaui Bleeker, 1860 (Castelnau's jawfish)
Opistognathus crassus Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (Stout jawfish)
Opistognathus cuvierii Valenciennes, 1836 (Bar-tail jawfish)
Opistognathus cyanospilotus Smith-Vaniz, 2009 (Blue-blotch jawfish)
Opistognathus darwiniensis W. J. Macleay, 1878 (Darwin jawfish)
Opistognathus decorus Smith-Vaniz & Yoshino, 1985
Opistognathus dendriticus (D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1908) (Dendtric jawfish)
Opistognathus dipharus Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (Tail-beacon jawfish)
Opistognathus elizabethensis Smith-Vaniz, 2004 (Elizabeth Reef jawfish)
Opistognathus ensiferus Smith-Vaniz, 2016
Opistognathus evermanni (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
Opistognathus eximius (J. D. Ogilby, 1908) (Harlequin jawfish)
Opistognathus fenmutis Acero P & Franke, 1993
Opistognathus fossoris W. A. Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
Opistognathus galapagensis G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1991 (Galapagos jawfish)
Opistognathus gilberti J. E. Böhlke, 1967 (Yellow jawfish)
Opistognathus hongkongiensis W. L. Y. Chan, 1968
Opistognathus hopkinsi (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
Opistognathus inornatus E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1887 (Black jawfish)
Opistognathus iyonis (D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1913)
Opistognathus jacksoniensis W. J. Macleay, 1881 (Jawfish)
Opistognathus latitabundus (Whitley, 1937) (Blotched jawfish)
Opistognathus leprocarus Smith-Vaniz, 1997 (Rough-cheek jawfish)
Opistognathus liturus Smith-Vaniz & Yoshino, 1985
Opistognathus lonchurus D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Moustache jawfish)
Opistognathus longinaris Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (Long-nostril jawfish)
Opistognathus macrognathus Poey, 1860 (Banded jawfish)
Opistognathus macrolepis W. K. H. Peters, 1866 (Big-scale jawfish)
Opistognathus margaretae Smith-Vaniz, 1983 (Half-scaled jawfish)
Opistognathus maxillosus Poey, 1860 (Mottled jawfish)
Opistognathus megalepis Smith-Vaniz, 1972 (Large-scale jawfish)
Opistognathus melachasme Smith-Vaniz, 1972 (Yellow-mouth jawfish)
Opistognathus mexicanus G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1991 (Mexican jawfish)
Opistognathus muscatensis Boulenger, 1888 (Robust jawfish)
Opistognathus nigromarginatus Rüppell, 1830 (Birdled jawfish)
Opistognathus nothus Smith-Vaniz, 1997
Opistognathus panamaensis G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1991 (Panamanian jawfish)
Opistognathus papuensis Bleeker, 1868 (Papuan jawfish)
Opistognathus pardus Smith-Vaniz, Bineesh & Akhilesh, 2012 (Leopard jawfish)
Opistognathus punctatus W. K. H. Peters, 1869 (Fine-spotted jawfish)
Opistognathus randalli Smith-Vaniz, 2009 (Gold-specs jawfish)
Opistognathus reticeps Smith-Vaniz, 2004
Opistognathus reticulatus (McKay, 1969) (Reticulated jawfish)
Opistognathus rhomaleus D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Giant jawfish)
Opistognathus robinsi Smith-Vaniz, 1997 (Spot-fin jawfish)
Opistognathus rosenbergii Bleeker, 1856 (Rosenberg's jawfish)
Opistognathus rosenblatti G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1991 (Blue-spotted jawfish)
Opistognathus rufilineatus Smith-Vaniz & G. R. Allen, 2007 (Red-lined jawfish)
Opistognathus scops (O. P. Jenkins & Evermann, 1889) (Bulls-eye jawfish)
Opistognathus seminudus Smith-Vaniz, 2004 (Half-naked jawfish)
Opistognathus signatus Smith-Vaniz, 1997
Opistognathus simus Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (Cargados jawfish)
Opistognathus smithvanizi W. A. Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
Opistognathus solorensis Bleeker, 1853 (Solor jawfish)
Opistognathus stigmosus Smith-Vaniz, 2004 (Coral Sea jawfish)
Opistognathus trimaculatus Hiramatsu & Endo, 2013 (Five-banded jawfish)
Opistognathus variabilis Smith-Vaniz, 2009 (Variable jawfish)
Opistognathus verecundus Smith-Vaniz, 2004 (Bashful jawfish)
Opistognathus walkeri W. A. Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
Opistognathus whitehursti (Longley, 1927) (Dusky jawfish)
Opistognathus ctenion Fujiwara, Motomura & Shinohara, 2023
Opistognathus schrieri Smith-Vaniz, 2017
Opistognathus thionyi Smith-Vaniz, Tornabene & Macieira, 2018
Opistognathus vicinus Smith-Vaniz, Tornabene & Macieira, 2018
Opistognathus ocellicaudatus Shinohara, 2021
Opistognathus wharekuriensis Schwarzhans, 2019
References
Opistognathidae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Georges Cuvier