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Opistognathidae (Jawfishes)
Etymology: Lonchopisthus: Greek, logche = lance + Greek, opisthe = behind (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 100 m (Ref. 13628), usually 40 - 70 m (Ref. 13628). Tropical
Western Atlantic: Venezuela (including Gulf of Venezuela) and Suriname.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 13628)
Found on muddy bottoms. Feed on small decapods, shrimps and fishes. Mouthbrooders (Ref. 240).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Employ mouthbrooding to care for their young (Ref. 240).
Cervigón, F., 1994. Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 3. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 295 p. (Ref. 13628)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [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): 3.9 ±0.63 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).