Yellow jawfish

📖 Overview

Yellow jawfish (Opistognathus gilberti) is a ray-finned fish of the family Opistognathidae. It inhabits marine (saltwater) waters in reef-associated environments. This species can reach a maximum total length of 6.4 cm. With a trophic level of 3.4, it is a low-level carnivore, feeding on invertebrates and small organisms. It is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 13 - 14. Females gray, shading to whitish ventrally on head and abdomen, with a median yellow stripe in dorsal and anal fins, and a large area of yellow in caudal fin. Males head and body reddish gray, darkening posteriorly to black, except abdomen which is whitish; caudal fin black except for a wedge-shaped white marking dorsally and ventrally at fin base; dorsal and anal fins white, the dorsal with a round black spot between fifth and sixth dorsal spines .: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Yellow jawfish is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Yellow jawfish is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Employ mouthbrooding to care for their young .

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; reef-associated, usually 33 - ? m . Tropical Central Atlantic: Bahamas, islands and reefs of the western Caribbean Sea, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .

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