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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); pardus: Name from the Greek 'Pardos' (for leopard), referring to the distinctive pattern of head spots; noun in apposition.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin; profondeur 110 - 220 m (Ref. 93143). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: India.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.9 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 93143)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 11; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 11; Épines anales: 2; Rayons mous anaux: 11; Vertèbres: 26. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: rigid maxilla, no flexible lamina posteriorly; head mostly covered with small, irregular-shaped dark spots; D XI,11; total gill rakers 40-41; outermost segmented pelvic-fin ray is tightly bound to adjacent ray, with interradial membrane not incised distally (interradial membrane deeply incised in all other Indo-Pacific species except O. muscatensis Boulenger 1887) (Ref. 93143).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Smith-Vaniz, W.F., K.K. Bineesh and K.V. Akhilesh, 2012. Opistognathus pardus, a new species of jawfish (Teleostei: Opistognathidae) from the Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 3523:20-24. (Ref. 93143)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).