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Family Opisthognathidae

TROPICAL WESTERN ATLANTIC

Opisthognathus aurifrons

9-foot Stake, Key West, 25 feet

YELLOWHEAD JAWFISH

Locally common as small groups within burrows in sandy rubble near reefs.  Attains 4 inches.  Florida Keys to Venezuela.