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Opistognathus erdmanni Smith-Vaniz, 2023 Erdmann's jawfish |
| Family: | Opistognathidae (Jawfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 3.88 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 50 - 55 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Indian Ocean: Myanmar. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 10-11; Vertebrae: 26-26. This species is distinguished by the following characters: with a rigid upper jaw lacking flexible lamina posteriorly, extending about 0.7-1.1 eye diameters behind posterior margin of orbit; infraorbitals are moderately slender and tubular third infraorbital with short posterolateral projecting arm ending in sensory canal opening, no suborbital shelf; D XI,11; A II,10–11; vertebrae 10+16; scale rows in horizontal series about 37-40; no supraneurals. Colouration: the scale rows on body appearing to form a series of narrow stripes; dorsum with 5 dark blotches, with those below spinous dorsal fin extending only slightly on to fin (Ref. 128653). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 17 September 2024 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||