Scientific Name
Opistognathus adelus
Common Name
Obscure jawfish
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 6;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 13-14;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 13 - 14;
Vertebrae: 27 - 28. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: upper jaw is broadly rounded with a large oval-shaped supramaxilla, and maxilla with a flexible lamina posteriorly; D XI,13-14; dark blotch on posterior angle of jaws, including inner lining of maxilla and adjacent membranes; no ocellus or large dark blotches on dorsal fin; no vomerine teeth (Ref. 85161).