FB-16912 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=16912 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Lophiiformes Oneirodidae Dolopichthys Dolopichthys longicornis Parr, 1927 Gesnorde grootbekvis Birdled jawfish Bridled jawfish 鞍紋後頜鰧 鞍纹后颌鰧 Opisthognathus cuvieri Valenciennes, 1840 Opisthognathus cuvierii Valenciennes, 1840 Opisthognathus macrostomus Smith, 1935 Opisthognathus nigromarginatus Rüppell, 1830 Opisthognathus ocellatus Ehrenberg, 1836 Opisthognathus sonneratii Valenciennes, 1836 Opisthognatus ocellatus Ehrenberg, 1836 Opistognathus castelnaui (non Bleeker, 1860) Opistognathus macrostomus Rüppell, 1830 Opistognathus sonneratii Cuvier, 1816 1996-03-07 2024-08-19 Cuvier, G. and A. Valenciennes0 Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome 11. Chez F.G. Levrault, Paris. 506 p. (Ref. 631) Day, F.0 The fishes of India; being a natural history of the fishes known to inhabit the seas and fresh waters of India, Burma, and Ceylon. Part 2:169-368 p. + pls. 41-78. 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Randall 1997-02-03 2010-07-13 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=16913 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Opnig_u0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Opnig_u0.jpg FB-pic-16913-20506 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-05-12 2000-10-10 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=16913 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat inner bay Locality: Manifa, Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia. http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Opnig_u1.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Opnig_u1.jpg Locality: Manifa, Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia. FB-pic-16913-20513 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-05-12 2014-09-11 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=16913 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Opnig_u2.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Opnig_u2.jpg FB-pic-16913-20514 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-05-12 2000-10-10 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=16913 ANSP specimen; photo of preserved specimen http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Opnig_u3.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Opnig_u3.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-16913 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1996-03-07 00:00:00 2013-03-21 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=16913 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Inhabits burrows in shallow coastal waters. Also found in sand/rubble bottoms in 2-17 m (Ref 90102). Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1986 Opisthognathidae. p. 726-727. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5468) FB-DiagnosticDescr-16913 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1997-02-13 00:00:00 2013-03-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=16913 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses This species is distinguished by the following characters: elongate supramaxilla and posterior end of maxilla produced as a thin flexible lamina, in adults it usually extends almost to or beyond rear margin of opercle; dorsal fin with an ocellated spot between third or fourth and eighth spines; inner lining of upper jaw and adjacent membranes with a single conspicuous black stripe that touches ventral margin of maxilla for most of its length; D Xl,14 or 15 (exceptionally 15); body with about 68-95 oblique scale rows; total gill rakers 36-45, usually 39-45 (Ref. 81517).Description: Head and body brown with white spots; dorsal fin dusky with white spots and a black ocellated spot between the 4th and 8th spines (Ref. 5468). Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 2009 Three new species of Indo-Pacific jawfishes (<i>Opistognathus</i>: Opistognathidae), with the posterior end of the upper jaw produced as a thin flexible lamina. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 15(2):69-108. (Ref. 81517) FB-Morphology-16913 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1997-02-13 00:00:00 2013-03-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=16913 Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 15; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 14 - 15 Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 2009 Three new species of Indo-Pacific jawfishes (<i>Opistognathus</i>: Opistognathidae), with the posterior end of the upper jaw produced as a thin flexible lamina. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 15(2):69-108. (Ref. 81517) FB-Distribution-16913 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1996-03-07 00:00:00 2024-01-31 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=16913 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and eastern Africa to the South China Sea. Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1986 Opisthognathidae. p. 726-727. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5468) FB-TrophicStrategy-16913 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Jasper Mendoza 2023-12-12 00:00:00 2024-01-31 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public nigromarginatus http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dwells in vertical burrows they dig in the sea floor (Also Ref. 9773). Inhabits shallow waters. Feeds on zooplankton (Ref. 9773). Flandinette, P. 2022 Secret Seas Discovering the secrets of Oman's underwater world. Mazoon Printing, Publishing and Packaging LLC: Muscat, Oman. 239p. (Ref. 129713) FB-Size-16913 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1996-03-07 00:00:00 2013-03-21 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=16913 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 18.6 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 5468)) Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1986 Opisthognathidae. p. 726-727. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5468) 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/ FAO General public 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-16913 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1996-03-07 00:00:00 2013-03-21 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=16913 demersal; marine; depth range 2 - 17 m (Ref. 90102) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2012 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102)