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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.
Meio ambiente: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / faixa de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; não migratória (Ref. 52884); intervalo de profundidade 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.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 7251)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 11; Raios dorsais (total) : 15 - 16; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais : 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).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
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). Monogamous and always in home-ranging pairs, that is they do not defend an exclusive territory (Ref. 52884). Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35427).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
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)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: espécies comerciais; Aquário: Espécies comerciais
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Temperatura preferida (Ref.
123201): 24.7 - 28, mean 27 °C (based on 402 cells).
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): 3.0 ±0.1 se; based on diet studies.
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrientes (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);
