Stout jawfish (Opistognathus crassus)

Scientific name: Opistognathus crassus Smith-Vaniz, 2010

Stout jawfish (Opistognathus crassus)

The Stout jawfish (Opistognathus crassus) is a marine fish of the family Opistognathidae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, Ari Atoll, Maldive Islands.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 10; Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: rigid maxilla with no flexible lamina posteriorly; D XI,11; A II,10; tips of dorsal-fin spines conspicuously pale; dorsum with row of 5 dark blotches, some of which extend distinctly onto dorsal fin; last blotch on dorsal fin much narrower than anterior blotches.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Opistognathus crassus
Family
Opistognathidae (Jawfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.6
Depth range
35 m (115 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 35 - ? m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Ari Atoll, Maldive Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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