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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); schrieri: Named for Adriaan (Dutch) Schrier, owner of Substation Curaçao in Willemstad and the 'Curasub' submersible..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica ? - 152 m (Ref. 114925). Tropical
Caribbean: Curaçao.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.8 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 114925)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 10; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 13 - 14; Spine anali: 2; Raggi anali molli: 13; Vertebre: 28. This species is distinguished by the following characters: anterior nostril a simple tube without cirrus; maxilla truncate posteriorly with a slightly flexible lamina; large supramaxilla, triangular-shaped and terminally positioned; D X,13-14; A II,13; vertebrae 10+18; oblique scale rows in longitudinal series 47?50; coronoid (ascending) process of articular is hatchet-shaped with dorsal margin straight; a large ocellus on dorsal fin centered between spines 1-6, followed by four dark blotches with the posterior two larger and extending diagonally further onto the fin, all are separated by irregular narrow white stripes (Ref. 114925).
Collected on a sand bed (Ref. 114925).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 2017. Descriptions of a new genus and two new species of Caribbean deep-water jawfishes (Teleostei: Opistognathidae). J. Ocean Sci. Found. 26:46-58. (Ref. 114925)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Strumenti
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