Bipored jawfish
📖 Overview
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🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 10; Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished by the following characters: with a rigid upper jaw lacking flexible lamina posteriorly, extending about 0.6 eye diameters behind posterior margin of orbit; infraorbitals are relatively slender and tubular, third infraorbital with short posterolateral projecting arm ending with large sensory canal opening, no suborbital shelf; D XI,11; A II,10; vertebrae 10+16. Colouration: tips of dorsal-fin spines with conspicuous pale tabs; dorsum with a row of 5 dark blotches extending distinctly onto the dorsal fin; nape with a dark blotch slightly in front of dorsal-fin origin; last blotch on dorsal fin is distinctly narrower than anterior blotches; head with small dusky spots or blotches .Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Bipored jawfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Bipored jawfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
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🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 70 - 126 m . Tropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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