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Harlequin smiler (Opistognathus eximius)
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Harlequin smiler (Opistognathus eximius) specimen
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Opistognathidae

Harlequin smiler

Opistognathus eximius

Bold dark patch on gill cover

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Harlequin smiler is known from Western Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Maximum length
28.5 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Western Pacific: Australia.
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