Taxon profile
Included taxa
Number of records: 92species Opistognathus abei Fujiwara & Ikeda, 2024
species Opistognathus adelus Smith-Vaniz, 2010
species Opistognathus afer Smith-Vaniz, 2010
species Opistognathus albicaudatus Smith-Vaniz, 2011
species Opistognathus albomaculatus Smith-Vaniz, 2023
species Opistognathus alleni Smith-Vaniz, 2004
species Opistognathus asper Smith-Vaniz, 2023
species Opistognathus aurolineatus Smith-Vaniz, 2023
species Opistognathus bathyphilus Smith-Vaniz, 2023
species Opistognathus biporus Smith-Vaniz, 2023
species Opistognathus brasiliensis Smith-Vaniz, 1997
- Darkfin Jawfish
species Opistognathus brochus Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
species Opistognathus challanger Smith-Vaniz, 2023
species Opistognathus crassus Smith-Vaniz, 2010
species Opistognathus cryos Su & Ho, 2024
- Frozen Jawfish
species Opistognathus ctenion Fujiwara, Motomura & Shinohara, 2023
species Opistognathus cuvierii Valenciennes, 1836
- Bartail Jawfish
species Opistognathus cyanospilotus Smith-Vaniz, 2009
species Opistognathus dendriticus (Jordan & Richardson, 1908)
- Tabangka
species Opistognathus dipharus Smith-Vaniz, 2010
species Opistognathus elizabethensis Smith-Vaniz, 2004
species Opistognathus ensiferus Smith-Vaniz, 2016
species Opistognathus erdmanni Smith-Vaniz, 2023
species Opistognathus evermanni (Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
species Opistognathus eximius (Ogilby, 1908)
- Harlequin Smiler
species Opistognathus fenmutis P. Acero & Franke, 1993
species Opistognathus flavidus Smith-Vaniz, 2023
species Opistognathus fossoris Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
species Opistognathus galapagensis Allen & Robertson, 1991
- Galapagos Jawfish
species Opistognathus gilberti Böhlke, 1967
- Yellow Jawfish
species Opistognathus helvolus Smith-Vaniz, 2023
species Opistognathus hongkongiensis Chan, 1968
species Opistognathus hopkinsi (Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
species Opistognathus hyalinus Smith-Vaniz, 2023
species Opistognathus iyonis (Jordan & Thompson, 1913)
species Opistognathus jacksoniensis Macleay, 1881
species Opistognathus latitabundus (Whitley, 1937)
- Blotched Jawfish
species Opistognathus leprocarus Smith-Vaniz, 1997
- Roughcheek Jawfish
species Opistognathus liturus Smith-Vaniz & Yoshino, 1985
species Opistognathus lonchurus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
- Moustache Jawfish
species Opistognathus longinaris Smith-Vaniz, 2010
species Opistognathus macrognathus Poey, 1860
- Banded Jawfish
species Opistognathus macrolepis Peters, 1866
species Opistognathus margaretae Smith-Vaniz, 1984
- Halfscaled Jawfish
species Opistognathus maxillosus Poey, 1860
- Mottled Jawfish
species Opistognathus megalepis Smith-Vaniz, 1972
species Opistognathus megalops Smith-Vaniz, 2023
species Opistognathus melachasme Smith-Vaniz, 1972
- Yellowmouth Jawfish
species Opistognathus mexicanus Allen & Robertson, 1991
- Mexican Jawfish
species Opistognathus microspilus Smith-Vaniz, 2023
species Opistognathus muscatensis Boulenger, 1887
- Jawfish
species Opistognathus nigripinnis Smith-Vaniz, 2023
species Opistognathus nigromarginatus Rüppell, 1830
- Birdled Jawfish
species Opistognathus nothus Smith-Vaniz, 1997
- Yellowmouth Jawfish
species Opistognathus ocellicaudatus Shinohara, 2021
species Opistognathus panamaensis Allen & Robertson, 1991
- Panamanian Jawfish
species Opistognathus papuensis Bleeker, 1868
- Papuan Jawfish
species Opistognathus pardus Smith-Vaniz, Bineesh & Akhilesh, 2012
species Opistognathus parvus Smith-Vaniz, 2023
species Opistognathus pholeter Smith-Vaniz, 2023
species Opistognathus punctatus Peters, 1869
- Finespotted Jawfish
species Opistognathus reticeps Smith-Vaniz, 2004
species Opistognathus reticulatus (McKay, 1969)
- Leopard Jawfish
species Opistognathus rhomaleus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
- Giant Jawfish
species Opistognathus robinsi Smith-Vaniz, 1997
species Opistognathus rosenbergii Bleeker, 1857
species Opistognathus rufilineatus Smith-Vaniz & Allen, 2007
species Opistognathus schrieri Smith-Vaniz, 2017
species Opistognathus seminudus Smith-Vaniz, 2004
species Opistognathus signatus Smith-Vaniz, 1997
species Opistognathus simus Smith-Vaniz, 2010
species Opistognathus smithvanizi Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
species Opistognathus solorensis Bleeker, 1853
species Opistognathus stigmosus Smith-Vaniz, 2004
species Opistognathus thionyi Smith-Vaniz, Tornabene & Macieira, 2018
species Opistognathus trimaculatus Hiramatsu & Endo, 2013
species Opistognathus triops Smith-Vaniz, 2023
species Opistognathus variabilis Smith-Vaniz, 2009
species Opistognathus verecundus Smith-Vaniz, 2004
species Opistognathus vicinus Smith-Vaniz, Tornabene & Macieira, 2018
species Opistognathus vigilax Smith-Vaniz, 2023
species Opistognathus walkeri Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
species Opistognathus wassi Smith-Vaniz, 2023
Links and literature
AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication [genus/3086]
Plíštil J. (Ed.) (2001-2025): AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication [http://aquatab.net] [as Opistognathus Cuvier, 1816]
Data retrieved on: 17 January 2010
The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [1107668]
Rees, T. (compiler): The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [https://www.irmng.org] [as Opistognathus Cuvier, 1816]
Data retrieved on: 30 November 2019