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Family Order: Perciformes 🍽️ 9 Edible 🎣 2 Game Fish

Opistognathidae

Species
111
Genera
3
Max Length
55 cm
Max Weight
1.1 kg
Avg Trophic
3.42
Threatened
-

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico
13 spp.
Venezuela
3 spp.
Brazil
3 spp.
Trinidad and Tobago
3 spp.
Haiti
2 spp.
Suriname
2 spp.
Dominican Republic
2 spp.
AW
2 spp.
CW
2 spp.
Guyana
2 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
308 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
111

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
DD
Least Concern 66
Data Deficient 40