Image: Papuan Jawfish with lure

Papuan Jawfish with lure

A Papuan Jawfish caught on hook and line by M. Calcutt in murky water, Embley River System, near Weipa, Queensland, October 2002.

Photographer:
M. Calcutt
Rights:
© M. Calcutt
Common name:
Papuan Jawfish
Scientific name:
Opistognathus papuensis
Family:
Opistognathidae
Order:
Perciformes

Additional information

After the hook was removed the fish "walked" off the deck back into the water.

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