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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); triops: Name 'triops from the Greek word 'tri' and 'ops', meaning 'three' and 'eyes', in reference to the 'third eye' formed by the characteristic ocellated spot in the spinous dorsal fin of the new species. A noun in apposition.
Meio ambiente: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / faixa de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas demersal; intervalo de profundidade 12 - 32 m (Ref. 128653). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Vanuatu and Tonga.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 128653)
Descrição suscinta
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 11; Raios dorsais (total) : 17 - 18; Espinhos anais: 2; Raios anais : 17; Vértebras: 22 - 23. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: rigid upper jaw with no flexible lamina posteriorly, extending 0.6-0.7 eye diameters behind posterior margin of orbit; infraorbitals moderately slender, 2nd and 3rd infraorbitals relatively large, with large sensory canal openings, 3rd infraorbital with moderate suborbital shelf; D XI, 17 or 18; A II, 17; vertebrae 10+22 or 23; scale rows in horizontal series about 45-49, scales absent anterolaterally forward of verticals from segmented dorsal-fin rays 4-5; vomerine teeth 2 or 3; spinous dorsal fin with an ocellus between spines 2-7 (Ref. 128653).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
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)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: sem interesse
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Índice de diversidade filogenética (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).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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