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The yellowhead jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons) is a species of jawfish native to coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea. It is found at depths of from 3 to 40 metres (9.8 to 131.2 ft). The head and upper body are a light, but brilliant, yellow color slowly fading to a pearlescent blue hue. It can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. [2]
Opistognathus aurifrons (D. S. Jordan & J. C. Thompson, 1905) (Yellow-head jawfish) Opistognathus brasiliensis Smith-Vaniz, 1997 (Dark-fin jawfish) Opistognathus brochus W. A. Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003; Opistognathus castelnaui Bleeker, 1860 (Castelnau's jawfish) Opistognathus crassus Smith-Vaniz, 2010 (Stout jawfish) [2] Opistognathus cryos Su ...
The species level taxonomy is complex and the family includes several undescribed species. Physically similar to blennies, most jawfish species are small fish (up to 10 cm or 3.9 in) with an elongated body plan. A few species, for example the aptly named giant jawfish (O. rhomaleus), reaches about 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in). Their heads, mouths, and ...
This spider is a common but often uncomfortable sight and has been dominating populations around the Palmetto State. This giant yellow spider may be in your SC yard lurking overhead. Here’s what ...
With so many kinds of eight-legged bugs running around (nearly 3,000 species in North America alone!), the most common house spiders are bound to pop up in your abode from time to time. And with ...
Female Joro spiders are yellow and black, with a body about the size of a paperclip and legs that can stretch up to 4 inches from one side to other. Male Joro spiders are smaller and brown.
This category contains articles about spiders that have a North American native distribution, rather than being limited to particular regions or countries in North America. (Hawaii and other Pacific islands belonging politically to the United States are placed in Category:Spiders of Oceania .)
Here's what you need to know about Joro spiders, the big yellow arachnids taking over some backyards in Greenville and soon the East Coast. Giant yellow spiders could soon invade the East Coast ...