Bartail jawfish explained

The bartail jawfish (Opistognathus cuvierii) is a species of jawfish known only from reefs in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of southern Brazil. This species can reach a length of 11.4cm (04.5inches) SL. The specific name honours the French naturalist Georges Cuvier (1769-1832).[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Subseries OVALENTARIA: Incertae sedis . 25 October 2018 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 29 March 2018 . 19 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210419041504/https://etyfish.org/ovalentaria/ . dead .

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