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Variable jawfish (Opistognathus variabilis)
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Ecological Illustration of Variable jawfish (Opistognathus variabilis)
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Opistognathidae

Variable jawfish

Opistognathus variabilis

Dark stripe inside upper jaw

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • South Asia
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Variable jawfish is known from Indo-West Pacific 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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