Rainbow jawfish
📖 Overview
Overview information for Rainbow jawfish is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11; Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished by the following characters: with a rigid upper jaw lacking flexible lamina posteriorly, extending about 1.0 eye diameter behind posterior margin of orbit; infraorbitals are moderately tubular, with large openings for sensory canals, the third infraorbital largest with very short posterolateral projecting arm ending with sensory canal opening, no suborbital shelf; D XI,10-12; A II,10-11; vertebrae 10 + 16; scale rows in horizontal series about 41-47; nape naked; outer premaxillary teeth are relatively straight with distinctly blunt tips. Colouration: soft dorsal and anal fins each with two pale stripes; caudal fin with one pale band; pelvic fin bicolored, dark except for the pale unbranched outer two rays and interradial membrane .Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Rainbow jawfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Rainbow jawfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Employ mouthbrooding to care for their young .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 30 m . Subtropical West Pacific: India, Japan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, and the Philippines.
🌿 Ecology
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🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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