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Teleostei (teleosts) > 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).

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Marine; demersal; depth range 18 - 19 m (Ref. 58018). Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: Shimoni, Kenya to Natal, South Africa.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5468)

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Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 13 - 14. Black spot between the 3rd and 5th spines.

Inhabits burrows.

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Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 1986. Opisthognathidae. p. 726-727. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5468)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 19 July 2017

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Opistognathus margaretae Smith-Vaniz, 1983