| Oplegnathus punctatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Centrarchiformes |
| Family: | Oplegnathidae |
| Genus: | Oplegnathus |
| Species: | O. punctatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Oplegnathus punctatus (Temminck & Schlege, 1844)[1]
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Oplegnathus punctatus, commonly known as the spotted knifejaw, is one of seven species in the Oplegnathidae family of knifejaws. These perciform fish, an order of ray-finned fish that are "perch-like", characteristically have teeth fused into a parrot-like beak during adulthood. They diagnostically have a single dorsal fin and body covered in small scales that are known as ctenoid scales. Knifejaws are typically distributed in the Indian and Western Pacific Ocean, near southern parts of the Korean Peninsula, Taiwan, China, Japan, and Hawaii.[2]
- ^ "Oplegnathus punctatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ Shimada, Yukinori; Nokubi, Kota; Yamamoto, Shinji; Murata, Osamu; Kumai, Hidemi (2009-04-01). "Reproduction between Oplegnathus fasciatus and O. punctatus, and fertility of their interspecies". Fisheries Science. 75 (2): 521–523. Bibcode:2009FisSc..75..521S. doi:10.1007/s12562-008-0029-1. ISSN 1444-2906.