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Opistognathus pholeter Smith-Vaniz, 2023
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Opistognathidae (Jawfishes)
Etymology: Opistognathus: Greek, opisthe = behind + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335); to the very elongate upper jaw of the type species of the genus, Opistognathus nigromarginatus (Ref. 128653); pholeter: Name 'pholeter' from the Greek word meaning 'one who hides or lives in a den', in allusion to the fossorial behavior of the jawfishes.
Etymology: Opistognathus: Greek, opisthe = behind + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335); to the very elongate upper jaw of the type species of the genus, Opistognathus nigromarginatus (Ref. 128653); pholeter: Name 'pholeter' from the Greek word meaning 'one who hides or lives in a den', in allusion to the fossorial behavior of the jawfishes.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 2 - 30 m (Ref. 128653). Tropical
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Western Central Pacific: New Caledonia.
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Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19 - 22; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 17 - 19; Vertebrae: 22 - 23. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: rigid upper jaw with no flexible lamina posteriorly, extending 0.6 to 0.9 eye diameters behind posterior margin of orbit; infraorbitals moderately slender except 2nd and 3rd infraorbitals much larger with large sensory canal openings, 3rd infraorbital with no suborbital shelf; D IX-XI, 19-22; A II, 17-19, rarely 17; vertebrae 11+22-24, typically 23; scale rows in horizontal series about 39-51; absence of scales anterolaterally forward of verticals from dorsal-fin spines 4-6; vomerine teeth 1-3; dorsal and anal fin with a narrow dark basal stripe; and caudal fin with 4-5 dark bands. (Ref. 128653).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
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Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 2023. Review of Indo-West Pacific jawfishes (Opistognathus: Opistognathidae), with descriptions of 18 new species. Zootaxa 5252(1):1-180. (Ref. 128653)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 17 September 2024
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Not Evaluated
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