| Family: |
Opistognathidae (Jawfishes) |
| Max. size: |
5.61 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 9 - 20 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Central Pacific: Costa Rica. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 10-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-17; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 16-16; Vertebrae: 29-29. This small (4.8-5.6 cm), robust species possess the following combination of characters: upper jaw sexually dimorphic, males' maxilla longer and with two dark stripes on inner lining; 16-17 dorsal-fin soft rays; A III; 81- 94 oblique scale rows in longitudinal series; 22-25 gill rakers on lower limb of first arch; body with 5 wide dusky bars overlain with diffuse spotting; faint, non-ocellated oval blotch in spinous dorsal, between spines 4 and 7; anterior nostril with an unbranched club-shaped cirrus; buccal pigmentation; large orbit, 2.8-3.1 in HL; short head, its length 2.8-3.0 in SL; long upper jaw length, in males 1.3-1.4 and in females 1.7 in HL; 19 caudal vertebrae (Ref. 75633). |
| Biology: |
Found over rocky/sandy substrates (Ref. 75633). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 24 May 2007 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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