Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Yellowbarred Jawfish
Opistognathus randalli
Yellowbarred Jawfish
Also known as: Tiger Jawfish, Gold-specs Jawfish
Category: Jawfishes
Scientific Name: Opistognathus randalli
Size: Up to 4.5 in. (11 cm)  
Depth: 10-180 ft. (3-55 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Ovalentaria (Order)
     └Opistognathidae (Family) Jawfishes
      └Opistognathus (Genus)
       └O. randalli (Species)
WoRMS ID: 712628🔗
iNaturalist ID: 196578🔗

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