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Knifejaw (Oplegnathus woodwardi) fish species and information / pictures of Knifejaw - Oplegnathus woodwardi

Knifejaw (Oplegnathus woodwardi) fish species information

Scientific Name
Oplegnathus woodwardi

Common Name
Knifejaw

Biology
Found on the continental shelf and upper slope (Ref. 9563).

Classification

Classified By

Waite, 1900

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Knifejaws (Oplegnathidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Indian Ocean

Distribution

Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from Western Australia to southern New South Wales and Tasmania.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

50 m

Depth To - meters

400 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 50 - 400 m (Ref. 9563)

Trophic Level

3.35 s.e. 0.39 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

45.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5156 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax assumed to be > 10)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Data deficient (DD)