FB-65778 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65778 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cypriniformes Psilorhynchidae Psilorhynchus Psilorhynchus pavimentatus Conway & Kottelat, 2010 Obscure jawfish 2010-09-15 2010-09-16 Smith-Vaniz, W.F.0 New species of Indo-Pacific jawfishes (<i>Opistognathus</i>: Opistognathidae) from the Western Indian Ocean and Red Sea. Smithiana Bull. 12:39-54. (Ref. 85161) Smith-Vaniz, W.F.0 Review of Indo-West Pacific jawfishes (<i>Opistognathus</i>: Opistognathidae), with descriptions of 18 new species. Zootaxa 5252(1):1-180. (Ref. 128653) FB-DiagnosticDescr-65788 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2010-09-24 00:00:00 2023-10-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65788 This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: upper jaw is broadly rounded with a large oval-shaped supramaxilla, and maxilla with a flexible lamina posteriorly, extending 1.0-1.2 eye diameters behind posterior margin of orbit; D XI,13-14; dark blotch on posterior angle of jaws, including inner lining of maxilla and adjacent membranes; no ocellus or large dark blotches on dorsal fin; no vomerine teeth (Ref. 85161). Expanded diagnostics: infraorbitals relatively robust, 2nd and 3rd infraorbitals with large sensory canal openings, 3rd infraorbital with no suborbital shelf; A III, 13-14; vertebrae 10+17-18; scale rows in horizontal series about 40-41; gill raker 9+15-16 in adults (except 6+14 in two juveniles, 21.0-23.0 mm SL); posterior angle of jaws and adjacent membranes with a dark blotch that is visible externally; spinous dorsal fin with no anterior ocellus or dark blotches; pelvic and anal fins are dark, the latter with pale margin (Ref.128653). Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 2010 New species of Indo-Pacific jawfishes (<i>Opistognathus</i>: Opistognathidae) from the Western Indian Ocean and Red Sea. Smithiana Bull. 12:39-54. (Ref. 85161) FB-Morphology-65788 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2010-09-24 00:00:00 2023-10-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65788 Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 14; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 13 - 14; Vertebrae: 27 - 28 Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 2010 New species of Indo-Pacific jawfishes (<i>Opistognathus</i>: Opistognathidae) from the Western Indian Ocean and Red Sea. Smithiana Bull. 12:39-54. (Ref. 85161) FB-Distribution-65788 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2010-09-24 00:00:00 2019-02-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65788 Western Indian Ocean: South Africa and northwest Madagascar. Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 2010 New species of Indo-Pacific jawfishes (<i>Opistognathus</i>: Opistognathidae) from the Western Indian Ocean and Red Sea. Smithiana Bull. 12:39-54. (Ref. 85161) FB-Size-65788 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2010-09-24 00:00:00 2023-10-13 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65788 4.9 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 85161)) Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 2010 New species of Indo-Pacific jawfishes (<i>Opistognathus</i>: Opistognathidae) from the Western Indian Ocean and Red Sea. Smithiana Bull. 12:39-54. (Ref. 85161) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-65788 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2010-09-24 00:00:00 2023-10-13 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65788 pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 5 - 65 m (Ref. 85161) Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 2010 New species of Indo-Pacific jawfishes (<i>Opistognathus</i>: Opistognathidae) from the Western Indian Ocean and Red Sea. Smithiana Bull. 12:39-54. (Ref. 85161)