Dusky jawfish

The dusky jawfish (Opistognathus whitehursti) is a species of jawfish native to the western Atlantic Ocean including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea where it is an inhabitant of reefs at depths of from 1 to 12 metres (3.3 to 39.4 ft). It can reach a length of 14 centimetres (5.5 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

Dusky jawfish
Opistognathus whitehursti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Opistognathidae
Genus: Opistognathus
Species:
O. whitehurstii
Binomial name
Opistognathus whitehurstii
(Longley, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Gnathypops whitehursti Longley, 1927
  • Upsilonognathus chaplini Fowler, 1946

Etymology

The specific name honours Dr. D. D. Whitehurst, a collector of specimens for the Smithsonian Institution, one of which was the type specimen of this species.[3]

References
  1. Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Williams, J.T.; Curtis, M.; Pina Amargos, F. & Brown, J. (2015). "Opistognathus whitehursti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T16546144A16546254. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T16546144A16546254.en. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Opistognathus whitehurstii" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (29 March 2018). "Subseries OVALENTARIA: Incertae sedis". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 25 October 2018.


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