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Opistognathus flavidus Smith-Vaniz, 2023 Yellowfin jawfish |
| Family: | Opistognathidae (Jawfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 7.1 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 110 - 117 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 10-10; Vertebrae: 26-26. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: rigid upper jaw lacking flexible lamina posteriorly, extending about 0.7 to 0.8 eye diameters behind posterior Opistognathus having a margin of orbit; infraorbitals moderately robust and tubular, 3rd infraorbital large with 3rd infraorbital larger with, 3rd infraorbital larger with short posterolateral arm ending in a sensory pore, suborbital shelf absent; D XI, 11; A II, 10; vertebrae 10+16; gill rakers 9-10+20-21 = 30-32; all fins mostly uniformly pigmented (except dorsal fin with very narrow grey or blue proximal stripe) (Ref. 128653). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 17 September 2024 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||