Jawfishes (Opistognathidae)

The Jawfishes (Opistognathidae) family has 50 species in the Guppies.za.net fish encyclopedia, 9 of which are kept in home aquariums.

Species in this family

• Yellowhead jawfishOpistognathus aurifrons
• Banded jawfishOpistognathus macrognathus
• Blotched jawfishOpistognathus latitabundus
• Bullseye jawfishOpistognathus scops
• Dusky jawfishOpistognathus whitehursti
• Finespotted jawfishOpistognathus punctatus
• Moustache jawfishOpistognathus lonchurus
• Robust jawfishOpistognathus muscatensis
• SmilerOpistognathus jacksoniensis
• Abrolhos jawfishOpistognathus alleni
• African jawfishOpistognathus afer
• Bartail jawfishOpistognathus cuvierii
• Bashful jawfishOpistognathus verecundus
• Bigscale jawfishOpistognathus macrolepis
• Birdled jawfishOpistognathus nigromarginatus
• Black jawfishOpistognathus inornatus
• Blue-spotted jawfishOpistognathus rosenblatti
• Blueblotch jawfishOpistognathus cyanospilotus
• Cargados jawfishOpistognathus simus
• Castelnau's jawfishOpistognathus castelnaui
• Coral sea jawfishOpistognathus stigmosus
• Darkfin jawfishOpistognathus brasiliensis
• Darwin jawfishOpistognathus darwiniensis
• Elizabeth reef jawfishOpistognathus elizabethensis
• Galapagos jawfishOpistognathus galapagensis
• Giant jawfishOpistognathus rhomaleus
• Gold-specs jawfishOpistognathus randalli
• Halfnaked jawfishOpistognathus seminudus
• Halfscaled jawfishOpistognathus margaretae
• Harlequin jawfishStalix histrio
• Harlequin smilerOpistognathus eximius
• Largesacle jawfishOpistognathus megalepis
• Leopard jawfishOpistognathus reticulatus
• Long nostril jawfishOpistognathus longinaris
• Longtailed jawfishLonchopisthus sinuscalifornicus
• Mexican jawfishOpistognathus mexicanus
• Mottled jawfishOpistognathus maxillosus
• Obscure jawfishOpistognathus adelus
• Oman jawfishStalix omanensis
• Panamanian jawfishOpistognathus panamaensis
• Papuan jawfishOpistognathus papuensis
• Reticulated jawfishOpistognathus reticeps
• Roughcheek jawfishOpistognathus leprocarus
• Spotfin jawfishOpistognathus robinsi
• Stout jawfishOpistognathus crassus
• Swordtail jawfishLonchopisthus micrognathus
• Tail beacon jawfishOpistognathus dipharus
• Variable jawfishOpistognathus variabilis
• Yellow jawfishOpistognathus gilberti
• Yellowmouth jawfishOpistognathus melachasme