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Lonchopisthus  Gill, 1862
Taxonomic Serial No.: 170921

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Lonchistium Myers, 1935
 
  Common Name(s):    
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2026   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassActinopterygii  – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées  
                      ClassTeleostei   
                         SuperorderAcanthopterygii   
                            OrderPerciformes  – perch-like fishes  
                               SuborderPercoidei   
                                  FamilyOpistognathidae Bonaparte, 1835 – jawfishes, smilers, bocones, tout-en-gueule  
                                     GenusLonchopisthus Gill, 1862  
    Direct Children:  
                                        Species Lonchopisthus ancistrus Smith-Vaniz and Walsh, 2017 – Hook Jawfish, bocón gancho 
                                        Species Lonchopisthus higmani Mead, 1959 – bocón mejilla manchada, Spotcheek Jawfish 
                                        Species Lonchopisthus lemur (Myers, 1935) – Ghost Jawfish, bocón fantasma 
                                        Species Lonchopisthus micrognathus (Poey, 1860) – Swordtail Jawfish, guardián lanceolado, bocón rayado 
                                        Species Lonchopisthus sinuscalifornicus Castro-Aguirre and Villavicencio-Garayzar, 1988 – bocón cola larga, Longtail Jawfish 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Howard L. Jelks  
  Notes: Retired Research Fish Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey, 7920 N.W. 71st Street, Gainesville, Florida 32653   
  Reference for: Lonchopisthus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes, 13-Jan-2026, website (version 13-Jan-26)  
  Acquired: 2026   
  Notes: Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & van der Laan, R. (eds) 2026. ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: GENERA, SPECIES, REFERENCES. (https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 16 Jan 2026   
  Reference for: Lonchopisthus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Lonchopisthus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Eschmeyer, William N.  
  Publication Date: 1990   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Genera of Recent Fishes   
  Page(s): iii + 697   
  Publisher: California Academy of Sciences   
  Publication Place: San Francisco, CA, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-940228-23-8   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Lonchopisthus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Eschmeyer, William N., ed.  
  Publication Date: 1998   
  Article/Chapter Title: Catalog of Fishes   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3   
  Page(s): 2905   
  Publisher: California Academy of Sciences   
  Publication Place: San Francisco, California, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-940228-47-5   
  Notes: Available online at http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932   
  Reference for: Lonchopisthus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Gill, Theodore  
  Publication Date: 1862   
  Article/Chapter Title: Remarks on the relations of the genera and other groups of Cuban fishes   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, vol. 14   
  Page(s): 235-242   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 0097-3157   
  Notes: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1951707#   
  Reference for: original description   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Nelson, Joseph S.  
  Publication Date: 1994   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Fishes of the World, Third Edition   
  Page(s): xvii + 600   
  Publisher: John Wiley and Sons   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-471-54713-1   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Lonchopisthus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Shiino, Sueo M.  
  Publication Date: 1976   
  Article/Chapter Title: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4   
  Page(s): 262   
  Publisher: Shima Marineland   
  Publication Place: Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0385-1109   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Lonchopisthus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Smith-Vaniz, William F., and Stephen J. Walsh  
  Publication Date: 2017   
  Article/Chapter Title: Revision of the jawfish genus Lonchopisthus with description of a new Atlantic species (Teleostei: Opistognathidae)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, vol. 28   
  Page(s): 52-89   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 1937-7835   
  Notes: doi: 10.5281/zenodo.1001056   
  Reference for: Lonchopisthus   
       

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