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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, Sulu Prov., Sitankai, CAS-SU 25508 (holotype of O. suluensis Herre) (Ref. 26879). Also Ref. 90102.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Smith-Vaniz, W.F. and T. Yoshino, 1985
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Opistognathidae (Jawfishes)
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Common names from other countries

Wani-amadai, 卡氏后颌鰧, 卡氏后颔鰧, ... more

Main reference

Kailola, P.J. 1987. (Ref. 6192)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 25.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559)

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 100 m (Ref. 559)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: widespread including the Ryukyu Islands, South China Sea and Indonesia.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 14. This species is distinguished by the following characters: elongated supramaxilla and posterior end of maxilla produced as a thin flexible lamina; upper jaw's inner lining and adjacent membranes with one or two conspicuous black stripes; dorsal half of dorsal fin usually dark except for narrow pale margin, remainder of fin pale and often with 8 or 9 evenly spaced dark blotches that extend onto basal fourth to third of fin and slightly onto dorsum; D XI,14; body with about 90-11 0 oblique scale rows; total gill rakers 28-35 (Ref. 81517).

Inhabits open sand and rubble substrates in about 20-25 meters (Ref. 48637). May be found in depths greater than 100 m (Ref. 559). Mouthbrooders (Ref. 240).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.7 ±0.6 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (21 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Opistognathus castelnaui Bleeker, 1860