Lonchopisthus
| Lonchopisthus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Opistognathidae |
| Genus: | Lonchopisthus T. N. Gill, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Opisthognathus micrognathus Poey, 1860 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lonchopisthus is a genus of jawfishes native to the tropical West Atlantic (Caribbean Sea) and East Pacific oceans (Gulf of California).[1]
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Lonchopisthus higmani Mead, 1959
- Lonchopisthus lemur (G. S. Myers, 1935)
- Lonchopisthus micrognathus (Poey, 1860) (Swordtail jawfish)
- Lonchopisthus sinuscalifornicus Castro-Aguirre & Villavicencio-Garayzar, 1988 (Longtailed jawfish)
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2014). Species of Lonchopisthus in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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