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Yellow-headed jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons) Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Jul 17, 2017 Geotagged,Mexico,Opistognathus aurifrons,Summer,Yellow-headed jawfish Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Yellow-headed jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons)

Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Jul 17, 2017

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The Yellow-headed jawfish is found in coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea. The head and upper body are a light, but brilliant, yellow color slowly fading to a pearlescent blue hue. The mouth and jaws are, as suggested by the common name, a signature of the jawfishes.

It remains near its relatively small territory, and is typically seen with only the head and upper section of its body protouding from its burrow, although it sometimes can be found hovering nearby. It is able to arrange material.. more

Similar species: Cichliformes
Species identified by Thibaud Aronson
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By Thibaud Aronson

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Uploaded Dec 16, 2017. Captured Jul 17, 2017 12:30 in Av. Rafael E. Melgar 601, Centro, 77600 San Miguel de Cozumel, Q.R., Mexico.
  • DMC-TZ70
  • f/8.0
  • 10/4000s
  • ISO800
  • 16.1mm