| Family: |
Opistognathidae (Jawfishes) |
| Max. size: |
11.72 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 21 - 90 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 11-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 11-12; Vertebrae: 26-26. This is a large (10.2-11.7 cm SL), deep-bodied species with the following set of features: adults of both sexes with long maxilla, with flexible scimitar-shaped lamina, in males, extending beyond operculum; black inner lining of maxilla and adjacent membranes; D 12 or 13; A III; 21-26 gill rakers on lower limb of first arch; 54-55 pored lateral line scales; 16 caudal vertebrae (Ref. 75633). |
| Biology: |
Juvenile specimens collected by ichthyocide at 21-24 m, and adults by trawl at 80-90 m (Ref. 75633). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 24 May 2007 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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