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Opistognathus abei Fujiwara & Ikeda, 2024 Abe’s jawfish |
| Family: | Opistognathidae (Jawfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 3.09 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 25 - 26 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: Japan. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-13; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 13-13; Vertebrae: 28-28. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: posterior end of upper jaw rigid, without flexible lamina; D XI, 13; A II, 13; gill rakers 8 + 16 or 17 = 24 or 25; vertebrae 10 + 18 = 28; longitudinal scale rows ca. 40-43; lateral line terminating below 2nd or 3rd soft ray of dorsal fin; cephalic sensory pores comparatively poorly developed, head sparsely covered with small cephalic pores; scales above lateral line absent; body scales absent anterior to vertical below 6th or 7th dorsal-fin spine base; vomerine teeth absent; 3rd infraorbital (Ref. 132462). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||