Opistognathus papuensis Bleeker, 1868

Papuan Jawfish

Name source
Australian Faunal Directory
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species
Data links
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Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:9af28e10-1f54-4777-932d-37eee959f1de

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Species presence
 Recorded In Australia
 Marine Habitats

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Names and sources

Accepted name Source
Opistognathus papuensis

Synonyms

Synonyms Source
Opisthognathus papuensis Bleeker, 1868
Published in: Bleeker, P. 1868. Description de trois espèces inédites de poissons des îles d'Amboine et de Waigiou. Versl. Meded. K. Akad. Wet. Amsterdam [Versl. Akad. Amsterdam] Ser. 2 Vol. 2 pp. 331-335
Tandya papuensis (Bleeker, 1868)
Tandya papuensis (Bleeker, 1868)
Published in: Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. Vol. 89 (1) pp. 11-127
Opisthognathus maculatus Alleyne & Macleay, 1877
Published in: Alleyne, H.G. & Macleay, W.J. 1877. The ichthyology of the Chevert Expedition. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. Vol. 1 (3–4) pp. 261-281, 321-359, pls 3-9, 10-17
Gnathypops maculatus (Alleyne & Macleay, 1878)
Gnathypops maculatus (Alleyne & Macleay, 1878)
Published in: McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Rec. Aust. Mus. Vol. 5 pp. 329–436
Batrachus punctatulus Ramsay, 1883
Published in: Ramsay, E.P. 1883. Description of some new Australian fishes. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. Ser. 1 Vol. 8 (1) pp. 177-179

Common Names

Common name Source
Papuan Jawfish
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Speckled Pug
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Working classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
CHORDATA
subphylum
VERTEBRATA
suprageneric
GNATHOSTOMATA
suprageneric
PISCES
class
ACTINOPTERYGII
subphylum
EUTELEOSTEI
superorder
ACANTHOPTERYGII
order
PERCIFORMES
suborder
PERCOIDEI
family
OPISTOGNATHIDAE
genus
Opistognathus
species
Opistognathus papuensis  Recorded in Australia

Occurrence records

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