FB-59033 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59033 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Ovalentaria/misc Opistognathidae Opistognathus Opistognathus hongkongiensis Chan, 1968 Solitary jawfish 2002-03-16 2023-05-10 Thresher, R.E.0 Reproduction in reef fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Neptune City, New Jersey. 399 p. (Ref. 240) Randall, J.E.0 Randall's tank photos. Collection of 10,000 large-format photos (slides) of dead fishes. Unpublished. (Ref. 28618) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum (BPBM). Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawai`I, 96817-0916 USA. (Ref. 31667) Smith-Vaniz, W.F.0 Opistognathidae. Jawfishes. p. 2588-2589. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome. (Ref. 40511) Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.)0 Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of December 2001. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in December 2001. (Ref. 40966) Mooi, R.D.0 Egg surface morphology of pseudochromoids (Perciformes: Percoidei), with comments on its phylogenetic implications. Copeia 1990(2):455-475. (Ref. 42651) Bogutskaya, N.G.0 Preliminary assignment of coordinates to type localities in the Catalog of Fishes. Unpublished dbf file. (Ref. 58018) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann0 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Ref. 130435) FB-pic-59039-20516 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-05-12 2010-07-09 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=59039 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Stere_u0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Stere_u0.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-59039 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2002-03-16 00:00:00 2013-07-22 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=59039 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Mouthbrooders. Eggs which are clumped together in a sticky ball get incubated inside the parent's mouth (Ref. 40511). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1999 Opistognathidae. Jawfishes. p. 2588-2589. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome. (Ref. 40511) FB-DiagnosticDescr-59039 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Roxanne Rei Valdestamon 2013-03-21 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=59039 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Description: Characterized by golden brown color on upper head and body, grading to white ventrally; yellow median fins except dorsal fin with blue basal stripe and narrow brown stripe just above; first 6-7 dorsal spines forked distally and skin covering spinous dorsal fin forming broad dorsal hood to cover forked portion of spines; oblique scale rows about 47-49; depth of body about 5.0 in SL (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) FB-Morphology-59039 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Roxanne Rei Valdestamon 2013-03-21 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=59039 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 11 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) FB-Distribution-59039 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2002-03-16 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59039 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Western Central Pacific. Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1999 Opistognathidae. Jawfishes. p. 2588-2589. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome. (Ref. 40511) FB-Uses-59039 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2002-03-16 00:00:00 2013-07-22 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59039 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats fisheries: of no interest FB-LifeCycle-59039 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 2002-03-16 00:00:00 2013-07-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=59039&StockCode=48760 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Eggs which are clumped together in a sticky egg ball get incubated inside the parent's mouth (Ref. 40511). Thresher, R.E. 1984 Reproduction in reef fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Neptune City, New Jersey. 399 p. (Ref. 240) FB-Size-59039 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2002-03-16 00:00:00 2013-07-22 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59039 3.4 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 28618)) Randall, J.E. 1997 Randall's tank photos. Collection of 10,000 large-format photos (slides) of dead fishes. Unpublished. (Ref. 28618) 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-59039 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2002-03-16 00:00:00 2013-07-22 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=59039 reef-associated; marine; depth range ? - 29 m (Ref. 40966) Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.) 2001 Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of December 2001. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in December 2001. (Ref. 40966)