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Opistognathidae (Jawfishes)
後頜魚科 (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 author: Macleay.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
生態學
海洋 礁區魚類; 深度上下限 1 - 4 m (Ref. 128653). 熱帶
Indo-West Pacific: northern Australia.
印度-西太平洋: 澳洲北部。
大小 / 重量 / 年齡
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL 雄魚/尚未辨別雌雄; (Ref. 36661)
簡短描述
檢索表 | 型態特徵 | 形態測量圖
背棘 (總數) : 10 - 11; 背的軟條 (總數) : 17 - 18; 臀棘: 2; 臀鰭軟條: 14 - 15; 脊椎骨: 30 - 32. This species is distinguished by the following characters: with a rigid upper jaw lacking flexible lamina posteriorly, in adults extending about 0.7-1.2 eye diameters behind posterior margin of orbit; infraorbitals are relatively slender and tubular, the third infraorbital with small sensory canal opening and slender suborbital shelf; D X-XI,17-18, rarely X,18; vertebrae typically 12 + 18 or 19; body with two separate lateral lines, with the ventral one irregularly developed along lower side in region of anal-fin origin, often with one or more branches on belly; head covered with close-set, tiny, brown spots; pelvic and caudal fins usually strongly barred; anterior naris palmate (Ref. 128653).
Found in shallow reefs, in sand or rubble areas. Mouthbrooders (Ref. 240).
在沙子或碎石區域中, 發現於淺水礁區了。 口孵魚.(參考文獻 240)
Life cycle and mating behavior
成熟度 | 繁殖 | 產卵場 | 卵 | 孕卵數 | 仔魚
Employ mouthbrooding to care for their young (Ref. 240).印度-西太平洋: 澳洲北部。
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)
IUCN 瀕危狀態 (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
無危 (LC) ; Date assessed: 29 November 2023
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