Opisthognathidae

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Noun1.Opisthognathidae - jawfishes
family Opisthognathidae
fish family - any of various families of fish
order Perciformes, order Percomorphi, Perciformes, Percomorphi - one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna
jawfish - small large-mouthed tropical marine fishes common along sandy bottoms; males brood egg balls in their mouths; popular aquarium fishes
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Quatre especes nouvelles d'Opisthognathidae (Jawfishes) du Pacifique oriental tropical.
Una nueva especie de Lonchopisthus (Pisces: Perciformes: Opisthognathidae) del Golfo de California, Mexico.
Four new species of eastern tropical Pacific jawfishes (Opistognathus: Opistognathidae)
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