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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).
More on author: Poey.
Lingkungan: lingkungan / zona iklim / kisaran kedalaman / jangkauan distribusi
Ekologi
laut berasosiasi dengan karang; nir-ruaya (Ref. 52884); kisaran kedalaman 0 - 44 m (Ref. 26893). Tropical
Western Atlantic: southern Florida, USA and Bahamas to northern South America. Including Antilles but absent in Jamaica (Ref. 26938).
Ukuran / Berat / umur
Kematangan: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL jantan/; (Ref. 7251)
Duri punggung (Keseluruhan (total)) : 11; duri punggung lunak (Keseluruhan (total)) : 16 - 17; Duri dubur: 3; Sirip dubur lunak: 14 - 16. Black spot on upper half of dorsal fin from sixth or seventh to ninth spines. Males have long, upcurved extension of maxillary bone marked with black bands (Ref. 26938). Females appear to lack the long double-banded maxilla, and there is only a single blackish band at the corner of the mouth (Ref. 13442).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Inhabits sandy bottoms near coral reefs (Ref. 9710). Feeds on gastropods, crabs and fishes (Ref. 13628). Oviparous, mouthbrooding by males (Ref. 205). Monogamous and always in home-ranging pairs, that is they do not defend an exclusive territory (Ref. 52884).
Displays facultative monogamy where males are constrained to mate with a single female due to resource limitation (Ref. 52884). Males incubate the eggs in the mouth (Ref. 205).
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
Status IUCN Red List (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
ancaman kepada manusia
Harmless
penggunaan manusia
Perikanan: komersial; Akuarium: Komersial
Alat, peralatan
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Estimasi berdasarkan model
Indeks keanekaragaman filogenetik (Acuan 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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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). |
Tingkat Trofik (Acuan 69278) |
3.6 ±0.6 se; based on diet studies. |
Kerentanan Penangkapan Ikan (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |
kategori harga (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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Nutrisi (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 86 [47, 127] mg/100g; Iron = 0.652 [0.404, 1.063] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [17.5, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.0952 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 34.8 [17.1, 65.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 97.3 [34.5, 269.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.63 [1.12, 2.23] mg/100g (wet weight); |