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Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) >
Opistognathidae (Jawfishes)
Etymology: Lonchopisthus: Greek, logche = lance + Greek, opisthe = behind (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: James Booth Higman (1922–2009) was an American fisheries biologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
laut dasar (demersal); kisaran kedalaman ? - 100 m (Ref. 13628), usually 40 - 70 m (Ref. 13628). Tropical
Western Atlantic: Venezuela (including Gulf of Venezuela) and Suriname.
Size / Weight / umur
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.5 cm TL jantan/; (Ref. 13628)
Duri punggung (Keseluruhan (total)) : 11; duri punggung lunak (Keseluruhan (total)) : 17 - 18; Duri dubur: 3; Sirip dubur lunak: 17.
Found on muddy bottoms. Feed on small decapods, shrimps and fishes. Mouthbrooders (Ref. 240).
Employ mouthbrooding to care for their young (Ref. 240).
Cervigón, F., 1994. Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 3. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 295 p. (Ref. 13628)
Status IUCN Red List (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
ancaman kepada manusia
Harmless
penggunaan manusia
Alat, peralatan
laporan khas
muat turun XML
Sumber internet
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [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 (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.63 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).