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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 author: Bleeker.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien rifbewoner. Tropical; 0°S - 24°S, 130°E - 150°E
Western Central Pacific: southern New Guinea and northeastern Queensland, Australia.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 2334)
Occurs in sand patches of coastal reefs (Ref. 9710).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
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Gewenste temperatuur (Ref.
123201): 26.6 - 29.3, mean 28.1 °C (based on 430 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).
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Voedingsstoffen (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 52 [34, 72] mg/100g; Iron = 0.647 [0.442, 1.009] mg/100g; Protein = 19.1 [18.2, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.138 [0.102, 0.187] g/100g; Selenium = 41.3 [26.2, 63.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 59.1 [24.9, 140.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.33 [1.00, 1.71] mg/100g (wet weight);