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Bony fish

Bullseye Jawfish

Opistognathus scops

Also known as: Happy Jawfish, Leopard Jawfish, Subtropical Jawfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2010
Adult
@Toofunnie · West Bay, Honduras · November 20151 / 1
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Overview

Found singly, with just the head showing, in rock lined burrows, over rubble and sandy bottoms.
They feed mainly on benthic and planktonic invertebrates.
Eastern Central Pacific - Gulf of California to Panama

Jawfish are usually found in self-constructed burrows with just the head showing waiting for their prey, they have huge mouths for the size of head.
After mating the males incubate the eggs in their mouths, the eggs are clumped together like a sticky ball!

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Eastern Central Pacific
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LIVES IN

Found singly, with just the head showing, in rock lined burrows, over rubble and sandy bottoms.

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderOvalentaria incertae sedis
    5. familyOpistognathidae
    6. genusOpistognathus
    7. speciesOpistognathus scops (Jenkins & Evermann, 1889)

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    More in the family

    Jawfishes (Opistognathidae)