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Opistognathus variabilis Smith-Vaniz, 2009

Variable jawfish
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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, Western Halmahera, Tanjung Bobo (site 2), NCIP 6348 (holotype of Opistognathus variabilis, 7.32 cm SL, male). Collected from Bali, Komodo (Ref. 81517). Also known from Sumatra, Lesser Sunda Islands, Molucca Islands, Sulawesi and West Papua (Ref. 90102).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 2009
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> Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Opistognathidae (Jawfishes)
Etymology: Opistognathus: Greek, opisthe = behind + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335); to the very elongate upper jaw of the type species of the genus, Opistognathus nigromarginatus (Ref. 128653);  variabilis: Name from Latin 'variabilis', refers to the highly variable color pattern and jaw morphology of this species..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ökologie

seewasser; tiefenbereich 0 - 37 m (Ref. 81517).   Tropical

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Indo-West Pacific: from the eastern Indian Ocean (Maldive Islands and Sri Lanka) and throughout most of the central western Pacific, including the Ruykyu Islands and Palau.

Size / Gewicht / Alter

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.6 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 81517)

Kurzbeschreibung Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie

Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 11; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 14 - 16; Afterflossenstacheln: 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 14 - 16; Wirbelzahl: 28 - 30. This species is distinguished by the following characters: elongate supramaxilla and posterior end of maxilla produced as a thin flexible lamina, varying from moderate to well-developed; usually a single black stripe (well-developed in fish with elongate jaws but only slightly in those with relatively short jaws) at the inner lining of upper jaw and adjacent membranes; lateral-line ends below verticals between segmented dorsal-fin rays 3-6 (typically fourth or fifth); body with about 68-83 oblique scale rows; caudal vertebrae 19-20 (rarely 20), except only 18 in fish from northern Palawan. There are several color morphs that exist (geographic variations) (Ref. 81517).

Biologie     Fachlexikon (Englisch) (z.B. epibenthic)

Found in sand/rubble bottoms in 0-37 m (Ref 90102).

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Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 2009. Three new species of Indo-Pacific jawfishes (Opistognathus: Opistognathidae), with the posterior end of the upper jaw produced as a thin flexible lamina. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 15(2):69-108. (Ref. 81517)

IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)

  nicht bedroht (LC) ; Date assessed: 05 March 2015

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Bedrohung für Menschen

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 25.3 - 29.3, mean 28.6 (based on 2512 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).