Opistognathus Rosenbergii

''Opistognathus'' is a genus of fish in the family Opistognathidae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently 68 recognized species in this genus:
* ''Opistognathus adelus'' Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (Obscure jawfish) Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2010): New species of Indo-Pacific jawfishes (''Opistognathus'': Opistognathidae) from the Western Indian Ocean and Red Sea. ''Smithiana Bulletin, 12: 39-54.''
* ''Opistognathus afer'' Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (African jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus albicaudatus'' Smith-Vaniz, 2011 (White-tail jawfish) Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2011)
''Opistognathus albicaudatus'', a new species of jawfish (Teleostei: Opistognathidae) from the Andaman Islands.
''Zootaxa, 3085: 34–40.''
* ''Opistognathus alleni'' Smith-Vaniz, 2004 (Abrolhos jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus annulatus'' ( Eibl-Eibesfeldt & Klausewitz, 1961)
* ''Opistognathus aurifrons'' ( D. S. Jordan & J. C. Thompson, 1905) (Yellow-head jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus brasiliensis'' Smith-Vaniz, 1997 (Dark-fin jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus brochus'' W. A. Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
* ''Opistognathus castelnaui'' Bleeker'' Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (Stout jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus cuvierii'' Valenciennes, 1836 (Bar-tail jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus cyanospilotus'' Smith-Vaniz, 2009 (Blue-blotch jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus darwiniensis'' W. J. Macleay, 1878 (Darwin jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus decorus'' Smith-Vaniz & Yoshino, 1985
* '' Opistognathus dendriticus'' ( D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1908) (Dendtric jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus dipharus'' Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (Tail-beacon jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus elizabethensis'' Smith-Vaniz, 2004 (Elizabeth Reef jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus ensiferus'' Smith-Vaniz, 2016 Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2016)
''Opistognathus ensiferus'', a new species of jawfish (Opistognathidae) from the Gulf of Mannar, India, with redescription of ''O. solorensis'' Bleeker.
''Zootaxa, 4196 (2): 278–288.''
* ''Opistognathus evermanni'' ( D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
* ''Opistognathus eximius'' ( J. D. Ogilby, 1908) (Harlequin jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus fenmutis'' Acero P & Franke, 1993
* ''Opistognathus fossoris'' W. A. Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
* ''Opistognathus galapagensis'' G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1991 (Galapagos jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus gilberti'' J. E. Böhlke, 1967 (Yellow jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus hongkongiensis'' W. L. Y. Chan, 1968
* ''Opistognathus hopkinsi'' ( D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
* ''Opistognathus inornatus'' E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1887 (Black jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus iyonis'' ( D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1913)
* ''Opistognathus jacksoniensis'' W. J. Macleay, 1881 (Jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus latitabundus'' ( Whitley, 1937) (Blotched jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus leprocarus'' Smith-Vaniz, 1997 (Rough-cheek jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus liturus'' Smith-Vaniz & Yoshino, 1985
* ''Opistognathus lonchurus'' D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Moustache jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus longinaris'' Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (Long-nostril jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus macrognathus'' Poey, 1860 (Banded jawfish)
* '' Opistognathus macrolepis'' W. K. H. Peters, 1866 (Big-scale jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus margaretae'' Smith-Vaniz, 1983 (Half-scaled jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus maxillosus'' Poey, 1860 (Mottled jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus megalepis'' Smith-Vaniz, 1972 (Large-scale jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus melachasme'' Smith-Vaniz, 1972 (Yellow-mouth jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus mexicanus'' G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1991 (Mexican jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus muscatensis'' Boulenger, 1888 (Robust jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus nigromarginatus'' Rüppell, 1830 (Birdled jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus nothus'' Smith-Vaniz, 1997
* ''Opistognathus panamaensis'' G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1991 (Panamanian jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus papuensis'' Bleeker'' Smith-Vaniz, Bineesh & Akhilesh, 2012 (Leopard jawfish) Smith-Vaniz, W.F., Bineesh, K.K. & Akhilesh, K.V. (2012)
''Opistognathus pardus'', a new species of jawfish (Teleostei: Opistognathidae) from the Western Indian Ocean.
''Zootaxa, 3523: 20–24.''
* ''Opistognathus punctatus'' W. K. H. Peters, 1869 (Fine-spotted jawfish)
* '' Opistognathus randalli'' Smith-Vaniz, 2009 (Gold-specs jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus reticeps'' Smith-Vaniz, 2004
* ''Opistognathus reticulatus'' ( McKay, 1969) (Reticulated jawfish)
* '' Opistognathus rhomaleus'' D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Giant jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus robinsi'' Smith-Vaniz, 1997 (Spot-fin jawfish)
* '' Opistognathus rosenbergii'' Bleeker'' G. R. Allen & D. R. Robertson, 1991 (Blue-spotted jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus rufilineatus'' Smith-Vaniz & G. R. Allen, 2007 (Red-lined jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus scops'' ( O. P. Jenkins & Evermann, 1889) (Bulls-eye jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus seminudus'' Smith-Vaniz, 2004 (Half-naked jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus signatus'' Smith-Vaniz, 1997
* ''Opistognathus simus'' Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (Cargados jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus smithvanizi'' W. A. Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
* ''Opistognathus solorensis'' Bleeker'' Smith-Vaniz, 2004 (Coral Sea jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus trimaculatus'' Hiramatsu & Endo, 2013 (Five-banded jawfish) Hiramatsu, W. & Endo, H. (2013)
''Opistognathus trimaculatus'', a New Jawfish (Teleostei: Opistognathidae) from Tosa Bay, Japan.
''Bulletin of the National Museum of Natural Science, Ser. A., Suppl. No. 7: 19–23.''
* ''Opistognathus variabilis'' Smith-Vaniz, 2009 (Variable jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus verecundus'' Smith-Vaniz, 2004 (Bashful jawfish)
* ''Opistognathus walkeri'' W. A. Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
* ''Opistognathus whitehursti'' ( Longley, 1927) (Dusky jawfish)

References

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Opistognathidae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Georges Cuvier