Scientific Name	Opistognathus variabilis			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Smith-Vaniz, 2009	Depth	0.5 - 37M
Chinese	多彩後頜魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	後頜魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F346　Opistognathidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	多彩後頜鰧
Max Length	9.6 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	後頜鱚、狗旗仔
Distribution in World	Taiwan	Distribution in Taiwan	LanI Is.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Tanjung Bobo (site 2), 1°02'N, 127°23'E, western Halmahera, depth 7 meters
Synonyms	Opistognathus solorensis, Opistognathus sp., Opistognathus sp. nov. A, Opistognathus sp. nov. B
Reference	沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 陳春暉 2004 Smith-Vaniz, W. 2009 陳正平, 邵廣昭, 詹榮桂, 郭人維, 陳靜怡 2010
Specimen List	ASIZP0056989Paratype. ASIZP0806531. ASIZP0916531.
Barcode	2014-10-30,Kwang-Tsao Shao,CO1,100%
Common Name	Jawfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, slightly compressed. Head large and blunt. Eyes relatively large and high on head. Mouth large; Posterior end of upper jaw not reaching opercle. Moderate canine-like teeth in a single row along sides of jaws. Dorsal fin shallowly notched between spinous and soft portions, with XI spines and 14 rays; anal fin with II spines and 14 rays; caudal fin pointed. Area before dorsal fin covered with scales. Body yellowish brown, head brown, and several irregular darn brown streak on sides forming a network pattern. Fins pale yellowish brown; dorsal and anal fins with 2-3 series of white spots; and caudal with 4-5 series of white spots.
habitats	Occur in relatively shallow depths on sandy substrates adjacent to coral reefs.
Distribution	Known only found in Lanyu, southeastern Taiwan.
Utility	No commercial value.