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FishBase Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Opistognathus&speciesname=brasiliensis ---> http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Opistognathus&speciesname=brasiliensis http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Opistognathus&speciesname=brasiliensis ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Opistognathus&speciesname=brasiliensis https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Opistognathus&speciesname=brasiliensis ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Opistognathus-brasiliensis.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Opistognathus Species in    Opistognathidae - Classification - Opistognathidae Ovalentaria/misc Teleostei Chordata Animalia Opistognathus brasiliensis Smith-Vaniz , 1997 Darkfin jawfish Add your observation in Fish Watcher Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. Opistognathus brasiliensis   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS Upload your photos  and  videos Google image No image available for this species; drawing shows typical species in Opistognathidae. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Opistognathidae (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 ) ;   brasiliensis: Named after Brazil, along whose coast this species appears to be endemic (Ref. 26893 ) . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; demersal; depth range 15 - 69 m (Ref. 129348 ). Subtropical Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Southwest Atlantic: Brazil. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 12.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26893 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16; Anal spines : 3; Anal soft rays : 15 - 16; Vertebrae : 28. Anterior nostril a short tube with simple cirrus on posterior rim; posterior end of maxilla of adult males produced as a thin flexible lamina that usually extends beyond posterior margin of opercle; spinous dorsal fin with black spot encircled by a very narrow white ring; dorsal fin with 5 or 6 dusky bands that extend onto dorsum; adult males with inner lining of maxilla and adjacent membranes with 2 dark stripes, one stripe in females; pectoral fin uniformly pigmented, no black speckles proximally; buccal pigmentation consisting of a dark area widely surrounding esophageal opening except for a pale area posteriorly that continues between upper pharyngeal tooth patches; caudal vertebrae 8 (Ref. 26893 ). Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Founf on bottoms with gravel and sand or on silt and sand bottoms, near coral reefs and rocky areas (Ref. 129348 ). Mouthbrooders (Ref. 240 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Employ mouthbrooding to care for their young (Ref. 240 ). Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators Smith-Vaniz, W.F. , 1997. Five new species of jawfishes ( Opistognathus : Opistognathidae) from the western Atlantic ocean. Bull. Mar. Sci. 60(3):1074-1128. (Ref. 26893 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )     Not Evaluated   CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5000   [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 ):  3.6   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 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