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Opistognathus nigromarginatus  Rüppell, 1830
Taxonomic Serial No.: 170936

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Opistognathus macrostomus Smith, 1935
  
    Opistognathus sonneratii Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1836
  
    Opisthognathus cuvieri Valenciennes, 1840
  
  Common Name(s): Bridled Jawfish [English]
  
    Moustached Jawfish [English]
  
       
  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 ŕ nageoires rayonnées  
                      ClassTeleostei   
                         SuperorderAcanthopterygii   
                            OrderPerciformes  – perch-like fishes  
                               SuborderPercoidei   
                                  FamilyOpistognathidae Bonaparte, 1835 – jawfishes, smilers, bocones, tout-en-gueule  
                                     GenusOpistognathus Cuvier, 1816 – spotfin jawfishes  
                                        SpeciesOpistognathus nigromarginatus Rüppell, 1830 – Bridled Jawfish, Moustached 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: Opistognathus nigromarginatus    
       
  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 nigromarginatus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Opistognathus nigromarginatus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Rüppell, Eduard  
  Publication Date: 1830   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Fische des Rothen Meers   
  Page(s): 95-141   
  Publisher: Frankfurt am Main, Heinrich Ludwig Brönner   
  Publication Place: Frankfurt, Germany   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140607#   
  Reference for: original description   
       
  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 nigromarginatus, Moustached Jawfish [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Smith-Vaniz, William F.  
  Publication Date: 2023   
  Article/Chapter Title: Review of Indo-West Pacific jawfishes (Opistognathus: Opistognathidae), with descriptions of 18 new species   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Zootaxa, vol. 5252, no. 1   
  Page(s): 1-180   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 1175-5326   
  Notes: doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5252.1.1   
  Reference for: Opistognathus nigromarginatus, Bridled Jawfish [English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Indo-West Pacific  
       
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