Lonchopisthus is a genus of jawfishes native to the tropical West Atlantic (Caribbean Sea) and East Pacific oceans (Gulf of California).[1]

Lonchopisthus
Lonchopisthus micrognathus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Opistognathidae
Genus: Lonchopisthus
T. N. Gill, 1862
Type species
Opisthognathus micrognathus
Poey, 1860
Synonyms
  • Lonchistium G. S. Myers, 1935

Species

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There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Lonchopisthus". FishBase. June 2018 version.