Jawfish (famili : Opistognathidae), dinamakan demikian karena ukuran rahangnya yang besar. Terdapat sekitar 80 spesies Jawfish, mereka tersebar di perairan hangat Samudra Pasifik, Atlantik, dan Hindia pada kedalaman yang bervariasi, mulai dari yang dangkal hingga yang dalamnya ratusan meter. Ikan ini biasanya menghabiskan waktunya berada di liang yang mereka bangun di dataran berpasir. Jawfish membangun liangnya dengan cara memindahkan bebatuan atau pasir menggunakan mulutnya, hingga menciptakan

Good thing @wildtouring didn’t step on it. Jawfish, belonging to the Opistognathidae family, are fish native to Australia. They are distinctive for their large mouths, which they use to scoop sand and rocks when digging burrows, as well as during mating rituals. These fish typically form monogamous pairs, with males and females residing in separate but nearby burrows. Following a complex courtship, the female lays her eggs in the male’s burrow, and the male then incubates the eggs in his mouth u