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Halfnaked jawfish (Opistognathus seminudus)
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Ecological Illustration of Halfnaked jawfish (Opistognathus seminudus)
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Opistognathidae

Halfnaked jawfish

Opistognathus seminudus

Prominent eyespot between spines

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Halfnaked jawfish is known around Western Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 8.6 cm.

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