Interesting Facts
Description
Habitat
Biome: Marine [1].
Ecology:
The biology
and ecology of this species is poorly known. It is a
demersal
species that burrows in sand
and rubble
.[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 9 Marine Neritic
- 9.3 Marine Neritic - Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel
- 9.4 Marine Neritic - Subtidal Sandy [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Class:
Actinopterygii
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Perciformes
()
-
- Suborder:
Percoidei
()
-
- Family:
Opistognathidae
()
- Genus:
Opistognathus
()
- Cuvier, 1817
- Specific name:
walkeri
- Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
- Scientific name: - Opistognathus walkeri Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
- Specific name:
walkeri
- Bussing & Lavenberg, 2003
- Genus:
Opistognathus
(
- Family:
Opistognathidae
(
- Suborder:
Percoidei
(
- Order:
Perciformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Actinopterygii
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
First described: Bussing, W.A. and R.J. Lavenberg Four new species
of eastern tropical
Pacific jawfishes
(Opistognathus: Opistognathidae).
Rev. Biol. Trop. 51(2): 1-18., 2003.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Opistognathus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 41 species and subspecies in this genus:
O. alleni (Abrolhos Jawfish) · O. aurifrons (Yellowhead Jawfish) · O. brasiliensis (Darkfin Jawfish) · O. castelnaui (Blue-Spotted Jawfish) · O. robinsi (Bartail Jawfish) · O. cuvierii (Phantom Jawfish) · O. darwiniensis (Darwin Jawfish) · O. dendriticus (Tabangka) · O. elizabethensis (Elizabeth Reef Jawfish) · O. eximius (Harlequin Smiler) · O. galapagensis (Galapagos Jawfish) · O. gilberti (Yellow Jawfish) · O. inornatus (Black Jawfish) · O. jacksoniensis (Southern Smiler) · O. latitabundus (Blotched Jawfish) · O. leprocarus (Roughcheek Jawfish) · O. lonchurus (Moustache Jawfish) · O. macrognathus (Spotfin Jawfish) · O. macrolepis (Bigscale Jawfish) · O. margaretae (Halfscaled Jawfish) · O. maxillosus (Mottled Jawfish) · O. megalepis (Largesacle Jawfish) · O. melachasme (Yellowmouth Grouper) · O. mexicanus (Mexican Jawfish) · O. muscatensis (Jawfish) · O. nigromarginatus (Moustached Jawfish) · O. nothus (Yellowmouth Jawfish) · O. panamaensis (Panamanian Jawfish) · O. papuensis (Papuan Jawfish) · O. punctatus (Finespotted Flounder) · O. reticeps (Reticulated Jawfish) · O. reticulatus (Leopard Jawfish) · O. rhomaleus (Giant Jawfish) · O. robinsi (Spotfin Jawfish) · O. rosenblatti (Blue-Spotted Jawfish) · O. scops (Bullseye Jawfish) · O. seminudus (Halfnaked Jawfish) · O. solorensis (Variegated Jawfish) · O. stigmosus (Coral Sea Jawfish) · O. verecundus (Bashful Jawfish) · O. whitehursti (Dusky Jawfish)
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Further Reading
- Bussing, W.A. and Lavenberg, R.J. 2003. Four new species of eastern tropical Pacific jawfishes (Opistognathus: Opistognathidae). Revista de Biología Tropical 51(2): 529-550.
- Bussing, W.A. and R.J. Lavenberg Four new species of eastern tropical Pacific jawfishes (Opistognathus: Opistognathidae). Rev. Biol. Trop. 51(2): 1-18., 2003.
- IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.3). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 2 September 2010).
- Robertson, D.R. and Allen, G.R. 2006. Shore fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific: an information system. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Panamá.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- Collette, B., McCosker, J. 2010. Opistognathus walkeri. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 03February2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
Identifiers
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-162055
- IUCN ID: 228311
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 4260060
Footnotes
- Collette, B., McCosker, J. 2010. Opistognathus walkeri. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 February 2012. [back]
