Image: 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,
