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Curaçao jawfish (Opistognathus schrieri)
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Ecological Illustration of Curaçao jawfish (Opistognathus schrieri)
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Opistognathidae

Curaçao jawfish

Opistognathus schrieri

White rimmed black dorsal spot

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • Fusiform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Curaçao jawfish is known from Caribbean as a marine fish. It occurs in reef habitat.

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