| Opistognathidae (Jawfishes) |
| 7.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; marine; depth range 92 - 100 m |
| Western Central Atlantic: off North Carolina (USA), Gulf of Mexico, and Cuba. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-14; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 13-13; Vertebrae: 28-28. Anterior nostril a short tube without cirrus on posterior rim; posterior end of maxilla rigid, not produced as a thin flexible lamina; coronoid process of articular hatchet-shaped with dorsal margin straight; vomer edentate; inner lining of maxilla and adjacent membranes with conspicuous black stripe; spinous dorsal fin without an ocellus; segmented dorsal and anal fin rays 14 and 13 respectively; caudal vertebrae 18 (Ref. 26893). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 23 August 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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