Birdled jawfish
Opistognathus nigromarginatus
- Usual depth13–15 m
- Water temperature27–27 °C
- Best monthsApril, August, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Ewout Knoester · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 13–15 m · Deepest record: 15 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–27 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Birdled jawfish, Bridled Jawfish, Moustached Jawfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Thai
- ปลาปากกว้างขอบปากดำ
Other scientific names: Opisthognathus cuvieri, Opisthognathus macrostomus, Opisthognathus nigromarginatus, Opisthognathus ocellatus, Opisthognathus sonneratii, Opisthognatus ocellatus, Opistognathus macrostomus, Opistognathus sonneratii
Similar species
Yellowhead jawfishOpistognathus aurifrons
Darwin JawfishOpistognathus darwiniensis
Dendritic JawfishOpistognathus dendriticus
Robust jawfishOpistognathus muscatensis
Finespotted jawfishOpistognathus punctatus
Black Cap JawfishOpistognathus randalli
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 15 open-data records from 1971 to 2009.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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