FB-66304 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66304 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Beryciformes Melamphaidae Melamphaes Melamphaes xestoachidus Kotlyar, 2011 Whitetail jawfish 2011-10-19 2024-08-19 Smith-Vaniz, W.F.0 Opistognathus albicaudatus, a new species of jawfish (Teleostei: Opistognathidae) from the Andaman Islands. Zootaxa 3085:34-40. (Ref. 88069) 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) Smith-Vaniz, W.F.0 Review of Indo-West Pacific jawfishes (Opistognathus: Opistognathidae), with descriptions of 18 new species. Zootaxa 5252(1):1-180. (Ref. 128653) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Ref. 130435) FB-GeneralDescr-66313 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2011-11-03 21:32:28 2024-03-18 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66313 Inhabits flat, current-swept (3+ knots) sand and rubble plain at approximately 25–30 m depth without coral growth but with an occasional low, stunted gorgonian sea fan present. Opistognathus cyanospilotus, previously known from the Andaman Sea and Bali but not from the Andaman Islands, occurs in the same environment as O. albicaudatus and was collected from four separate burrows (Ref. 88069). Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 2023 Review of Indo-West Pacific jawfishes (Opistognathus: Opistognathidae), with descriptions of 18 new species. Zootaxa 5252(1):1-180. (Ref. 128653) FB-DiagnosticDescr-66313 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2011-11-03 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=66313 A species of Opistognathus with an elongate supramaxilla and maxilla whose posterior end is produced as a thin flexible lamina that in adults extends to or beyond rear margin of opercle; inner lining of upper jaw and adjacent membranes with one conspicuous black stripe; in life, caudal fin uniformly white; first gill arch with conspicuous, small dark blotches (8–11), each adjacent to a gill-raker base; dorsal fin XI, 15; body with about 72–75 oblique scale rows (Ref. 88069).Description: Characterized by brown head, grading to yellowish and white ventrally; yellow lips with several brown bars; brownish body anteriorly, grading to bluish black on posterior half; caudal fin whitish (Ref. 90102). Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 2011 Opistognathus albicaudatus, a new species of jawfish (Teleostei: Opistognathidae) from the Andaman Islands. Zootaxa 3085:34-40. (Ref. 88069) FB-Morphology-66313 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2011-11-03 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=66313 Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 15 Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 2011 Opistognathus albicaudatus, a new species of jawfish (Teleostei: Opistognathidae) from the Andaman Islands. Zootaxa 3085:34-40. (Ref. 88069) FB-Distribution-66313 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2011-11-03 21:38:20 2025-04-16 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66313 Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Islands. Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 2023 Review of Indo-West Pacific jawfishes (Opistognathus: Opistognathidae), with descriptions of 18 new species. Zootaxa 5252(1):1-180. (Ref. 128653) FB-TrophicStrategy-66313 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2011-11-03 21:47:26 2011-11-03 21:47:26 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ albicaudatus Habitat consisted of a flat, current-swept (3+ knots) sand and rubble plain at approximately 25–30 m depth without coral growth but with an occasional low, stunted gorgonian sea fan present. Opistognathus cyanospilotus, previously known from the Andaman Sea and Bali but not from the Andaman Islands, occurs in the same environment as O. albicaudatus and was collected from four separate burrows (Ref. 88069). Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 2011 Opistognathus albicaudatus, a new species of jawfish (Teleostei: Opistognathidae) from the Andaman Islands. Zootaxa 3085:34-40. (Ref. 88069) FB-Size-66313 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2011-11-03 21:32:28 2024-03-18 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66313 9.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 88069)) Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 2011 Opistognathus albicaudatus, a new species of jawfish (Teleostei: Opistognathidae) from the Andaman Islands. Zootaxa 3085:34-40. (Ref. 88069) 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-66313 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2011-11-03 21:32:28 2024-03-18 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66313 demersal; marine; depth range 25 - 30 m (Ref. 88069) Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 2011 Opistognathus albicaudatus, a new species of jawfish (Teleostei: Opistognathidae) from the Andaman Islands. Zootaxa 3085:34-40. (Ref. 88069)