
JAW-DROPPING JAWFISHES
VOLUME 22, NUMBER 3
7 Editor’s page by Marc Levenson
9 Reef Notebook
• William Farr Smith-Vaniz, Ph.D. (1941–2025) by the family of Dr. Smith-Vaniz
10 Reef Visions by Matt Pedersen
FEATURE ARTICLES
18 Jawfishes in the Wild—An Overview by Hilary Jaffe
30 Jawfishes in the Aquarium Trade by Matt Pedersen
44 Culture of the Yellowhead Jawfish by Martin A. Moe, Jr.
52 Captive Breeding of Opistognathus rosenblatti — The Blue-Spotted Jawfish by Tom Verhoeven
70 Are They Really Cold-Water Fish? by Tom Verhoeven
72 Searching For Gentle Giants In Mexico by Dr. Dieter Brockmann
82 Aquarium Portrait — An aquarium for surgeonfish by Danilo Ronchi
DEPARTMENTS
92 Advanced Aquatics — The History of Central Campus Aquarium Science by Kirk Embree
104 Events Calendar
106 Lfs Locator: Outstanding aquarium shops
108 Coralexicon: This issue’s scientific & technical terms
110 Reef Marketplace: The marine products showcase
112 Advertiser Index
114 Reef Life by Alex Rose