Oplegnathus

Oplegnathus
Temporal range: Early Miocene to present[1]
O. fasciatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Oplegnathidae
Bleeker, 1853
Genus: Oplegnathus
J. Richardson, 1840
Type species
Oplegnathus conwaii
J. Richardson, 1840
Synonyms
  • Scaradon Temminck & Schlegel, 1844
  • Ichthyorhamphos Castelnau, 1861
  • Scarostoma Kner, 1867

Oplegnathus is currently the sole recognized genus in the knifejaw family (Oplegnathidae) of marine perciform fishes.[2] The largest, the Cape knifejaw, can reach a maximum length of about 90 cm (35 in). Knifejaws have teeth fused into a parrot-like beak in adulthood. They feed on barnacles and mollusks, and are fished commercially. They are native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[3]

Timeline

Quaternary Neogene Paleogene Holocene Pleist. Miocene Oligocene Eocene Paleocene Quaternary Neogene Paleogene Holocene Pleist. Miocene Oligocene Eocene Paleocene

References

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
  2. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2014). "Oplegnathidae" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
  3. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2014). Species of Oplegnathus in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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