Blotched Jawfish, Opistognathus latitabundus
Scientific name: Opistognathus latitabundus
![Blotched Jawfish, Opistognathus latitabundus](https://media.australian.museum/media/dd/images/olatitabundusw_big.b973b56.width-1600.4c6e17c.jpg)
A Blotched Jawfish caught on hook and line (lure) at the entrance to the marina, Gladstone, Queensland, September 2015.
Image: Brett Ellis
© Brett Ellis
© Brett Ellis
The Blotched Jawfish is tropical species that occurs around Australia's northern coast from north-western Western Australia to Mackay, Queensland. This fish extends the known range of the species south to Gladstone
Thank you to Jeff Johnson for identifying the fish.
![Blotched Jawfish - front on](https://media.australian.museum/media/dd/images/olatitabundusant_big.f5601e1.width-1600.30434ef.jpg)
Anterior view of a Blotched Jawfish in an aquarium. The fish was caught on hook and line (lure) at the entrance to the marina, Gladstone, Queensland, September 2015.
Image: Brett Ellis
© Brett Ellis
© Brett Ellis
Anterior view of a Blotched Jawfish in an aquarium. The fish was caught on hook and line (lure) at the entrance to the marina, Gladstone, Queensland, September 2015.