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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 authors: Jordan & Thompson.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
البيئة
بحري مرتبطة بالشعاب; نطاق العمق 3 - 40 m (Ref. 9710), usually 3 - 40 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 27115); 32°N - 23°S, 100°W - 29°W
Western Central Atlantic: southern Florida, USA and Bahamas to Barbados and northern South America.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 7251)
وصف مختصر
الوصف الخارجي | قياسات المظهر الخارجي
الأشواك الظهرية (المجموع): 11; الأشعة الظهرية الناعمة (المجموع): 15-16; شوكة شرجية 3; أشعه شرجية لينه: 14 - 15. Body light bluish gray with numerous pale blue dots; head, nape and anterior part of dorsal fin yellow; a pair of black spots often present on chin (Ref. 13442).
Inhabit burrows made of crushed coral or sand. Hovers vertically, above or near its hole. The male courts the female by swimming in an arched position with his fins spread towards her (Ref. 9710). Male broods the eggs orally (Ref. 5521). Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35427).
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Mouthbrooders. Eggs which are clumped together in a sticky ball get incubated inside the male's mouth (Ref. 5521). Monogamous mating is observed irrespective of resource abundance (Ref. 52884).
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
استخدامات بشرية
حوض مائي: تجاري
مزيد من المعلومات
العمر/ الحجمنموالطول-الوزنالطول-الطولالطول- التردداتقياسات المظهر الخارجيالوصف الخارجيLarvaeحركة انتقال اليرقاتتوظيفالوفرةBRUVS
مراجعالأستزراع المائيملف الأستزراع المائيسلالاتجينيElectrophoresesالتوريثالأمراضمعالجةNutrientsMass conversion
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.7 - 28, mean 27 °C (based on 402 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: 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).
مستوى غذائي (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.1 se; based on diet studies.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 127 [66, 225] mg/100g; Iron = 0.86 [0.51, 1.48] mg/100g; Protein = 17.9 [16.7, 19.0] %; Omega3 = 0.0953 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 28.1 [12.6, 60.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 222 [67, 762] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.13 [1.39, 3.07] mg/100g (wet weight);
