Dark-spotted Jawfish
📖 Overview
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🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 17; Anal spines: 2 - 3; Anal soft rays: 16 - 17; Vertebrae: 29 - 30. Anterior nostril a short tube simple cirrus on posterior rim; posterior end of maxilla of adult males produced as a thin flexible lamina that usually extends beyond posterior margin of opercle; spinous dorsal fin with black spot encircled by broad whit ring; adult males with inner lining of maxilla and adjacent membranes with prominent black stripe (stripe usually absent or light brown and poorly developed in females); buccal pigmentation consisting of a large dark area widely surrounding esophageal opening, including medial area between upper pharyngeal tooth patches; caudal vertebrae 19 or 20, usually 20 .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
Diet information for Dark-spotted Jawfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Dark-spotted Jawfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 27 - 68 m . Tropical Central Atlantic: Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Dark Spotted Jawfish · Dark-spotted Jawfish · South American Jawfish |
| 🌍CES | studnař venezuelský |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Bocão-caribenho |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | bocón de manchas oscuras |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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