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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: Poey.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
समुद्री प्रवाल-भित्ति संयुक्त; गहराई सीमा 1 - 8 m (Ref. 89891). Tropical; 29°N - 10°N, 98°W - 59°W
Western Atlantic: southern Florida, USA and Bahamas to Central America, West Indies and Caribbean Islands.
आकार / वज़न / Age
परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 7251)
पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 11; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 15; गुदा कांटा: 3; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 15. Black spot in the dorsal fin is in the lower half of the fin and is usually located between the 6th and 9th spines; there is some brown pigment at the corner of the mouth but no black and white bands inside the maxilla (Ref. 13442).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Inhabits an elaborate burrow, often fairly deep (12 inches), and with a terminal chamber; the vertical shaft lined with coral and shell fragments. An oral brooder (Ref. 5521).
Life cycle and mating behavior
परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा
Males incubate the eggs in the mouth (Ref. 33037, 39363).
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: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
मात्स्यिकी: व्यापारिक; जलजीवालय: व्यापारिक
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इंटरनेट स्रोत
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (संदर्भ
123201): 26.4 - 28.1, mean 27.4 °C (based on 476 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (संदर्भ
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).
Trophic level (संदर्भ
69278): 3.5 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 121 [62, 189] mg/100g; Iron = 0.719 [0.415, 1.204] mg/100g; Protein = 18.4 [17.3, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.0847 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 21.6 [9.7, 45.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 135 [43, 410] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.01 [1.34, 2.86] mg/100g (wet weight);
