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Opistognathus panamaensis Allen and Robertson, 1991 Panamanian Jawfish

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Overview

Main identification features tan + rows blue spots and lines pectoral: 20 Dorsal rays XI, 13-14; anal rays II,13-14; pectoral rays 20; no cirros at front nostril; gill rakers on first arch 37; rear end of top jaw straight, without rear fringe; upper jaw 51-53% of head length, same size in both sexes; lips with papillae inside; no broad flap below operculum; front of roof of mouth with 1-4 teeth; 76-78 oblique scale rows. Very similar in coloration and habits to O. rosenblatti; dorsal and caudal fins are generally bright yellow and the blue spots on the body sometimes coalesce to form stripes; no obvious color pattern inside mouth. Size: reaches about 10 cm. Inhabits burrows in sand-rubble areas. Depth: 5-25 m. Costa Rica to Colombia, Isla del Coco and Malpelo. Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo). Depth Range Max: 25 m. Depth Range Min: 5 m. Diet: zooplankton; bony fishes; pelagic fish larvae; pelagic fish eggs. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=10; Southern limit=2; Western limit=-88; Eastern limit=-78; Latitudinal range=8; Longitudinal range=10. Egg Type: Brooded; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Planktivore. FishBase Habitat: Demersal. Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species. Habitat: Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom); Sand & gravel; Soft bottom (mud, sand,gravel, beach, estuary & mangrove); Soft bottom only. Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 10 cm. Regional Endemism: Island (s); Continent; Continent + Island (s); TEP endemic; All species. Residency: Resident. Salinity: Marine; Marine Only. Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only;

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References

Allen , G.R. and Robertson, D.R., 1991., Quatre especes nouvelles d'Opisthognathidae (Jawfishes) du Pacifique oriental tropical., Revue Francaise de Aquariologie, 18(2):47-52. Bussing, W.A and Lavenberg, R.J., 2003., Four new species of eastern tropical Pacific jawfishes (Opistognathus: Opistognathidae)., Rev. Biol. Trop., 51:529-550. Fowler, H.W., 1944., Results of the Fifth George Vanderbilt Expedition (1941) (Bahamas, Caribbean sea, Panama, Galapagos Archipelago and Mexican Pacific Islands). The Fishes., Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadel., Monographs, 6:57-529.

Acknowledgements

Ross Robertson, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page.