Scientific Name	Opistognathus hopkinsi   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Jordan & Snyder, 1902)	Depth	20 - 100M
Chinese	霍氏後頜魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	後頜魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F346　Opistognathidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	霍氏後頜鰧
Max Length	10.7 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	後頜鱚、狗旗仔
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	North East
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Misaki, Kanagawa Pref., Sagami Sea, Japan
Synonyms	Gnathypops hopkinsi
Reference	Fish of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text).   Jordan, D. S. etc. 1902 Ochiai, A. etc. 1963 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0061792.
Common Name	Hopkins's 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 13 rays; anal fin with II spines and 111 or 12 rays; caudal fin rounded. Area before dorsal fin covered without scales. Body and head purplish to darker, paler in belly; with a broad, irregular, vertical yellowish band on head and another longitudiacal band on middle of the body. Fins yellowish, dorsal with a broad dark margin; pelvic fin without black marking; caudal with two dark longitudinal bands along the upper and lower margins.
habitats	Rare species. Mouthbrooders.
Distribution	Distributed in the northwest Pacific from Japan to Taiwan; very rare and only found in northeastern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No commercial value.