Lonchopisthus is a genus of jawfishes native to the tropical West Atlantic (Caribbean Sea) and East Pacific oceans (Gulf of California).[1]
Lonchopisthus | |
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Lonchopisthus micrognathus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Family: | Opistognathidae |
Genus: | Lonchopisthus T. N. Gill, 1862 |
Type species | |
Opisthognathus micrognathus Poey, 1860
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Synonyms | |
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Species
editThere are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Lonchopisthus ancistrus Smith-Vaniz & Walsh, 2017 (Hook jawfish)
- 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
edit- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Lonchopisthus". FishBase. June 2018 version.