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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 & Gilbert.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin démersal. Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: Baja California, Gulf of California, the Revillegigedo Islands (Socorro), and NW side of Isla del Caño, Costa Rica.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 51.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 11482)
Inhabits sand-rubble bottoms. Feeds on benthic and planktonic invertebrates. Often caught by trawlers and anglers.
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson, 1994. Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p. (Ref. 11482)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: bycatch; pêche sportive: oui
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
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).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.5 ±0.41 se; based on food items.
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).
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Nutriments (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 136 [82, 214] mg/100g; Iron = 1 [1, 2] mg/100g; Protein = 18 [17, 19] %; Omega3 = 0.142 [0.081, 0.236] g/100g; Selenium = 64.8 [36.3, 117.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 16.4 [6.5, 40.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.12 [0.84, 1.52] mg/100g (wet weight);
