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Opistognathus schrieri Smith-Vaniz, 2017 Curaçao jawfish |
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photo by
Randall, Z.S. |
| Family: | Opistognathidae (Jawfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 4.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range - 152 m | |||
| Distribution: | Caribbean: Curaçao. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 13-13; Vertebrae: 28-28. This species is distinguished by the following characters: anterior nostril a simple tube without cirrus; maxilla truncate posteriorly with a slightly flexible lamina; large supramaxilla, triangular-shaped and terminally positioned; D X,13-14; A II,13; vertebrae 10+18; oblique scale rows in longitudinal series 47?50; coronoid (ascending) process of articular is hatchet-shaped with dorsal margin straight; a large ocellus on dorsal fin centered between spines 1-6, followed by four dark blotches with the posterior two larger and extending diagonally further onto the fin, all are separated by irregular narrow white stripes (Ref. 114925). | |||
| Biology: | Collected on a sand bed (Ref. 114925). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 09 October 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||