Lonchopisthus
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| Genus: | Lonchopisthus T. N. Gill, 1862
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| Opisthognathus micrognathus Poey, 1860
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Lonchopisthus is a genus of jawfishes native to the tropical West Atlantic (Caribbean Sea) and East Pacific oceans (Gulf of California).[1]
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]
- 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
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Lonchopisthus in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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