Lonchopisthus

Lonchopisthus
Lonchopisthus micrognathus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Opistognathidae
Genus:	Lonchopisthus T. N. Gill, 1862
Type species
Opisthognathus micrognathus Poey, 1860
Synonyms
Lonchistium G. S. Myers, 1935

Lonchopisthus is a genus of jawfishes native to the tropical West Atlantic (Caribbean Sea) and East Pacific oceans (Gulf of California).

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:

• Lonchopisthus ancistrus Smith-Vaniz & Walsh, 2017 (Hook jawfish)
• Lonchopisthus higmani Mead, 1959
• Lonchopisthus lemur (G. S. Myers, 1935)
• Lonchopisthus micrognathus (Poey, 1860) (Swordtail jawfish)
• Lonchopisthus sinuscalifornicus Castro-Aguirre & Villavicencio-Garayzar, 1988 (Longtailed jawfish)

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