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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: Peters.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser demersal, usually 50 - 90 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 18°C - 24°C (Ref. 27115)
Eastern Central Pacific: Bahía Magdalena (Baja California), throughout the Gulf of California, and south to Panama.
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.6 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 7419); max. veröff. Gewicht: 1.1 kg (Ref. 40637)
Feeds on small fishes, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. Nocturnal. Cleans and excavates its burrow, like keeping its home clean and tidy.
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
Goodson, G., 1988. Fishes of the Pacific coast. Alaska to Peru including the Gulf of California and the Galapagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California. 267 p. (Ref. 7419)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: nicht kommerziell; Sportfisch: ja; Aquarium: Kommerziell
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref. 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). |
Trophische Ebene (Ref. 69278) |
3.8 ±0.58 se; based on food items. |
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (21 of 100). 🛈 |