You can sponsor this page

Opistognathus afer Smith-Vaniz, 2010

African jawfish
Add your observation in Fish Watcher
Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed.
Opistognathus afer   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS
Upload your photos and videos
Pictures | Google image

Classification / Names প্রচলিত নাম সমূহ | প্রতিনাম সমূহ | Catalog of Fishes(গণ , প্রজাতি ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Opistognathidae (Jawfishes)
Etymology: Opistognathus: Greek, opisthe = behind + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335); to the very elongate upper jaw of the type species of the genus, Opistognathus nigromarginatus (Ref. 128653)afer: Name from Latin 'afer' meaning African, refers to the type locality; noun in apposition.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range বাস্তুসংস্থান

Can't connect to MySQL database (fbapp). Errorcode: Too many connections