Image: Papuan Jawfish at Snapper Island

Papuan Jawfish at Snapper Island

A Papuan Jawfish caught on hook and line by Norm Morgan at a depth of about 10 m, near Snapper Island, east of the mouth of the Daintree River, Queensland, November 2010.

Photographer:
Norm Morgan
Rights:
© Norm Morgan
Common name:
Papuan Jawfish
Scientific name:
Opistognathus papuensis
Family:
Opistognathidae
Order:
Perciformes

Additional information

Thank you to Dr William Smith-Vaniz for confirming the identification of the fish.

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Tags fishes, ichthyology, Opistognathidae, Papuan Jawfish, Opistognathus papuensis,