FB-65789 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65789 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Ovalentaria/misc Opistognathidae Opistognathus Opistognathus afer Smith-Vaniz, 2010 Long nostril jawfish 2010-09-24 2023-10-13 Smith-Vaniz, W.F.0 New species of Indo-Pacific jawfishes (<i>Opistognathus</i>: Opistognathidae) from the Western Indian Ocean and Red Sea. Smithiana Bull. 12:39-54. (Ref. 85161) FB-DiagnosticDescr-65798 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2011-01-20 00:00:00 2011-01-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65798 This species is characterized by the following set of characters: maxilla rigid without flexible lamina posteriorly; D X,20; tentacle on anterior nostril at least 4 times maximum diameter of posterior nostril; oral membrane between dentaries and ‘tongue’ dark brown (Ref. 85161). Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 2010 New species of Indo-Pacific jawfishes (<i>Opistognathus</i>: Opistognathidae) from the Western Indian Ocean and Red Sea. Smithiana Bull. 12:39-54. (Ref. 85161) FB-Morphology-65798 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2011-01-20 00:00:00 2011-01-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65798 Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 19; Vertebrae: 34 Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 2010 New species of Indo-Pacific jawfishes (<i>Opistognathus</i>: Opistognathidae) from the Western Indian Ocean and Red Sea. Smithiana Bull. 12:39-54. (Ref. 85161) FB-Distribution-65798 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2010-09-30 00:00:00 2019-02-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65798 Western Indian Ocean: known only from off kwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 2010 New species of Indo-Pacific jawfishes (<i>Opistognathus</i>: Opistognathidae) from the Western Indian Ocean and Red Sea. Smithiana Bull. 12:39-54. (Ref. 85161) FB-Size-65798 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2010-09-30 00:00:00 2011-01-20 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65798 4.1 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 85161)) Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 2010 New species of Indo-Pacific jawfishes (<i>Opistognathus</i>: Opistognathidae) from the Western Indian Ocean and Red Sea. Smithiana Bull. 12:39-54. (Ref. 85161) 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/ 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-65798 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2010-09-30 00:00:00 2011-01-20 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65798 pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 65 - ? m (Ref. 85161) Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 2010 New species of Indo-Pacific jawfishes (<i>Opistognathus</i>: Opistognathidae) from the Western Indian Ocean and Red Sea. Smithiana Bull. 12:39-54. (Ref. 85161)