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Conway

Oplegnathus woodwardi Waite, 1900

Status not recordedbony fish

The conway (Oplegnathus woodwardi) is a species in the family Oplegnathidae, order Centrarchiformes.

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Quick facts about the conway

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the conway live?

Not recorded

Is the conway endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the conway classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCentrarchiformes
  5. familyOplegnathidae
  6. genusOplegnathus
  7. SpeciesOplegnathus woodwardi Waite, 1900

Synonyms Hoplegnathus woodwardi, Ostorhinchus conwaii

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • HoofjawEnglish
  • Horseshoe-jawEnglish
  • KnifejawEnglish
  • Parrot fishEnglish
  • hranozub WoodwardůvCzech
  • Pez perico herraduraSpanish
  • Perca-papagaio-australianaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the conway

Other species in the same genus Oplegnathus.

Rock bream

Oplegnathus fasciatus

OplegnathidaeNo free photo yet

Parrotfish

Oplegnathus conwayi

OplegnathidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the conway?

The conway (Oplegnathus woodwardi) belongs to the family Oplegnathidae in the order Centrarchiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Conway (Oplegnathus woodwardi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/conway

MLA

“Conway (Oplegnathus woodwardi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/conway.

BibTeX
@misc{conway_2026,
  title = {Conway (Oplegnathus woodwardi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/conway},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}