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Opistognathidae (Jawfishes)
Etymology: Lonchopisthus: Greek, logche = lance + Greek, opisthe = behind (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: James Booth Higman (1922–2009) was an American fisheries biologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien demersaal; diepte ? - 100 m (Ref. 13628), usually 40 - 70 m (Ref. 13628). Tropical
Western Atlantic: Venezuela (including Gulf of Venezuela) and Suriname.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.5 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 13628)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 11; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 17 - 18; Anale stekels: 3; Anale zachte stralen: 17.
Found on muddy bottoms. Feed on small decapods, shrimps and fishes. Mouthbrooders (Ref. 240).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (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).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.63 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).