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Stout jawfish (Opistognathus crassus)
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Ecological Illustration of Stout jawfish (Opistognathus crassus)
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Opistognathidae

Stout jawfish

Opistognathus crassus

Pale spine tips with five blotches

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Stout jawfish is known from Western Indian Ocean as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Blennies and Allies
Family
Opistognathidae
Genus
Opistognathus
Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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