Tattooedj jawfish
📖 Overview
This species is probably a deep-water species, similar to its sister-species Opistognathus aurolineatus (reflected in the depth range given) . Mouthbrooders .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 11; Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished by the following characters: with a rigid upper jaw lacking flexible lamina posteriorly, extending about 1.2 to 1.5 eye diameters behind posterior margin of orbit; infraorbitals are very broad and robust, the third infraorbital with no suborbital shelf; D XI-XII, 12 (usually XI,12); A II,11; vertebrae 10+16; scale rows in horizontal series 56-67; total gill rakers 41-44. Colouration: in life, body with 5-7 violet-blue stripes and head with prominent violet-blue blotches (Ref, 128653).Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Tattooedj jawfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Employ mouthbrooding to care for their young .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 120 - 140 m . Deep-water
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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