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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).
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin démersal. Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: northern Australia.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 36661)
Found in coastal waters, on rubble or soft bottoms. Reported to have bitten waders, but usually harmless.
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Allen, G.R., 1997. The marine fishes of tropical Australia and south-east Asia. Western Australian Museum, Perth, Western Australia. 292 p. (Ref. 36661)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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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): 3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).
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