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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).
Eponymy: Dr D D Whitehurst was a collector of specimens for the Smithsonian Institution, including the type of this species. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
पर्यावरण: पर्यावरण / जलवायु क्षेत्र / गहराई सीमा / वितरण सीमा
पारिस्थितिकी
समुद्री प्रवाल-भित्ति संयुक्त; गहराई सीमा 1 - 12 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 32°N - 7°N, 95°W - 59°W
Western Atlantic: southern Florida, USA and Bahamas to northern South America.
आकार / वज़न / आयु
परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 6937)
पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 11; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 14 - 15; गुदा कांटा: 3; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 13 - 14. The dark spot (deep greenish blue in life) of the dorsal fin usually found between the 2nd and 4th or 5th dorsal spines; body densely mottled with dark brown and flecked with blackish; caudal fin and posterior part of dorsal fin are yellow with rows of small blackish spots (Ref. 13442).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Inhabits rock and sand bottoms or the eroding edges of weed beds. Egg mass incubated in mouth of males (Ref. 5521).
जीवन चक्र और संभोग व्यवहार
परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | उपजाऊपन | लार्वा
Are mouthbrooders (Ref. 39363).
Böhlke, J.E. and C.C.G. Chaplin, 1993. Fishes of the Bahamas and adjacent tropical waters. 2nd edition. University of Texas Press, Austin. (Ref. 5521)
आईयूसीएन रेड लिस्ट स्थिति (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
मनुष्यों के लिए ख़तरा
Harmless
मानव उपयोग
मात्स्यिकी: व्यापारिक; जलजीवालय: व्यापारिक
साधन
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जातिवृति विविधता सूचकांक (संदर्भ 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). |
ट्रॉफिक स्तर (संदर्भ 69278) |
3.7 ±0.5 se; based on diet studies. |
मछली पकड़ने की भेद्यता (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |
मूल्य श्रेणी (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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पोषक तत्व (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 111 [58, 172] mg/100g; Iron = 0.695 [0.404, 1.162] mg/100g; Protein = 18.5 [17.4, 19.6] %; Omega3 = 0.0896 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 23.5 [10.6, 49.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 133 [44, 389] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.84 [1.23, 2.60] mg/100g (wet weight); |