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Opistognathus margaretae  Smith-Vaniz, 1983
Taxonomic Serial No.: 645841

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Margaret's Jawfish [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassActinopterygii  – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées  
                      ClassTeleostei   
                         SuperorderAcanthopterygii   
                            OrderPerciformes  – perch-like fishes  
                               SuborderPercoidei   
                                  FamilyOpistognathidae Bonaparte, 1835 – jawfishes, smilers, bocones, tout-en-gueule  
                                     GenusOpistognathus Cuvier, 1816 – spotfin jawfishes  
                                        SpeciesOpistognathus margaretae Smith-Vaniz, 1983 – Margaret's Jawfish  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Howard L. Jelks  
  Notes: Retired Research Fish Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey, 7920 N.W. 71st Street, Gainesville, Florida 32653   
  Reference for: Opistognathus margaretae    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes, 13-Jan-2026, website (version 13-Jan-26)  
  Acquired: 2026   
  Notes: Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & van der Laan, R. (eds) 2026. ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: GENERA, SPECIES, REFERENCES. (https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 16 Jan 2026   
  Reference for: Opistognathus margaretae   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Smith-Vaniz, William F.  
  Publication Date: 1983   
  Article/Chapter Title: Opistognathus margaretae, a new species of jawfish (Perciformes: Opistognathidae) from the Indian Ocean, with notes on O. nigromarginatus Rüppell and O. muscatensis Boulenger   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: The J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology Special Publication, no. 30   
  Page(s): 1-10   
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  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 0075-2088   
  Notes: https://vital.seals.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:29607   
  Reference for: original description, Margaret's Jawfish [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Smith-Vaniz, William F.  
  Publication Date: 2023   
  Article/Chapter Title: Review of Indo-West Pacific jawfishes (Opistognathus: Opistognathidae), with descriptions of 18 new species   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Zootaxa, vol. 5252, no. 1   
  Page(s): 1-180   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 1175-5326   
  Notes: doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5252.1.1   
  Reference for: Opistognathus margaretae, Margaret's Jawfish [English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Indo-West Pacific  
       
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