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Opistognathus aurifrons  (Jordan and Thompson, 1905)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 170928

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Gnathypops aurifrons Jordan and Thompson, 1905
  
    Gnathypops bermudezi Howell Rivero, 1936
  
  Common Name(s): Yellowhead Jawfish [English]
  
    guardián cabeziamarillo [Spanish]
  
    bocón cabeza amarilla [Spanish]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 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  
                                     GenusOpistognathus Cuvier, 1816 – spotfin jawfishes  
                                        SpeciesOpistognathus aurifrons (Jordan and Thompson, 1905) – Yellowhead Jawfish, guardián cabeziamarillo, bocón cabeza amarilla  
       

 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: Opistognathus aurifrons    
       
  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: Opistognathus aurifrons   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Opistognathus aurifrons   
       
  Source: Shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean online information system, website (version 3.0)  
  Acquired: 2024   
  Notes: Robertson, D. R., and J. Van Tassell. 2023. Shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean: online information system. Version 3.0 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Panamá.(https://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/caribbean/en/pages). Electronic version accessed 14 August 2024   
  Reference for: Opistognathus aurifrons, Yellowhead Jawfish [English], bocón cabeza amarilla [Spanish], guardián cabeziamarillo [Spanish]   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Claro, Rodolfo, and Lynne R. Parenti / Claro, Rodolfo, Kenyon C. Lindeman, and L. R. Parenti, eds.  
  Publication Date: 2001   
  Article/Chapter Title: Chapter 2: The Marine Ichthyofauna of Cuba   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Ecology of the Marine Fishes of Cuba   
  Page(s): 21-57   
  Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press   
  Publication Place: Washington, DC, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-56098-985-8   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Opistognathus aurifrons   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Jordan, David Starr, and Joseph C. Thompson  
  Publication Date: 1905   
  Article/Chapter Title: The fish fauna of the Tortugas Archipelago   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, vol. 24   
  Page(s): 229-256   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25135375#page/299/mode/1up   
  Reference for: Opistognathus aurifrons   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds.  
  Publication Date: 2004   
  Article/Chapter Title: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29   
  Page(s): ix + 386   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-888569-61-1, 0097-0638  
  Notes: Full author list: Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, Héctor Espinosa-Pérez, Lloyd T. Findley, Carter R. Gilbert, Robert N. Lea, and James D. Williams   
  Reference for: Opistognathus aurifrons, bocón cabeza amarilla [Spanish], Yellowhead Jawfish [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Page, Lawrence M., Katherine E. Bemis, Thomas E. Dowling, Héctor S. Espinosa-Pérez, et al., eds.  
  Publication Date: 2023   
  Article/Chapter Title: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, 8th edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 37   
  Page(s): vii + 439   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 9781934874691, 0097-0638  
  Notes: doi: 10.47886/9781934874691   
  Reference for: Opistognathus aurifrons, bocón cabeza amarilla [Spanish], Yellowhead Jawfish [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.  
  Publication Date: 1980   
  Article/Chapter Title: A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12   
  Page(s): 174   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0097-0638   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Opistognathus aurifrons, Yellowhead Jawfish [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.  
  Publication Date: 1991   
  Article/Chapter Title: World Fishes Important to North Americans Exclusive of Species from the Continental Waters of the United States and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 21   
  Page(s): 243   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-913235-54-7, 0097-0638  
  Notes: 0-913124-54-7 (cloth)   
  Reference for: Opistognathus aurifrons   
       
  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: Opistognathus aurifrons   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Smith-Vaniz, William F., and Howard L. Jelks  
  Publication Date: 2014   
  Article/Chapter Title: Marine and inland fishes of St. Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands: an annotated checklist   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Zootaxa, vol. 3803, no. 1   
  Page(s): 1-120   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 1175-5326   
  Notes: doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3803.1.1   
  Reference for: Opistognathus aurifrons   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Smith-Vaniz, William F., Luke Tornabene, and Raphael M. Macieira  
  Publication Date: 2018   
  Article/Chapter Title: Review of Brazilian jawfishes of the genus Opistognathus with descriptions of two new species (Teleostei, Opistognathidae)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: ZooKeys, no. 794   
  Page(s): 95-133   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 1313-2989   
  Notes: doi: 10.3897/zookeys.794.26789   
  Reference for: Opistognathus aurifrons   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Western Atlantic Ocean  
       
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