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Opistognathus macrognathus banded Jawfish

Opistognathus macrognathusis commonly referred to as banded Jawfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
6383 
AphiaID:
276463 
Scientific:
Opistognathus macrognathus 
German:
Brunnenbauer 
English:
Banded Jawfish 
Category:
Jawfishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Opistognathidae (Family) > Opistognathus (Genus) > macrognathus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Poey, 1860 
Occurrence:
Barbados, Guadeloupe, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, British Virgin Islands, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Florida, Grenada, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, South America, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, U.S., West-Atlantic Ocean 
Sea depth:
0 - 44 Meter 
Size:
up to 7.87" (20 cm) 
Temperature:
73.4 °F - 77 °F (23°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Crabs, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Frozen Food (large sort), Frozen food (small sorts), omnivore, Snails 
Tank:
219.98 gal (~ 1000L)  
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2017-04-22 18:45:37 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Opistognathus macrognathus are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Opistognathus macrognathus, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Opistognathus macrognathus, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Opistognathus macrognathus Poey, 1860

Inhabits sandy bottoms near coral reefs. Feeds on gastropods, crabs and fishes

Synonyms:
Opisthognathus fasciatum Longley & Hildebrand, 1940
Opisthognathus macrops Poey, 1860
Opisthognathus megastoma Günther, 1860
Opisthognatus macrognathus Poey, 1860
Opistognathus scaphiurus Goode & Bean, 1882

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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