| Family: |
Opistognathidae (Jawfishes) |
| Max. size: |
9.42 cm SL (male/unsexed); 9.2 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 12 - 32 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific: Mexico. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 11-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-17; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 15-17; Vertebrae: 28-28. This robust species is of moderate size (4.8-9.4 cm SL) possess the following set of features: upper jaw sexually dimorphic, longer in adult males; a black stripe on the inner lining of maxilla and adjacent membranes; D 15-17, A III; 21-24 gill rakers on lower limb of first arch; multifid nasal cirrus in adults; upper margin of subopercle is extended dorsally as a broad membranous flap; presence of a small black spot at tip of first and second dorsal-fin spines, no ocellated dorsal-fin spot (except in juveniles); body with 6 wide brown bars, usually discontinuous with corresponding markings on dorsal fin, but not below midline; 17 (rarely) or 18 caudal vertebrae (Ref. 75633). |
| Biology: |
Specimens collected with ichthyocides (Ref. 75633). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 May 2007 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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