Opistognathus punctatus Finespotted jawfish

Opistognathus punctatusis commonly referred to as Finespotted 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 3000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Opistognathus punctatus
German:: Feingepunkteter Kieferfisch
English:: Finespotted Jawfish

Category:: Jawfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Opistognathidae (Family) > Opistognathus (Genus) > punctatus (Species)
Initial determination:: Peters, 1869

Occurrence:: El Salvador, Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Guatemala, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), Nicaragua, Panama
Sea depth:: 50 - 90 Meter
Size:: up to 15.98" (40.6 cm)
Temperature:: 64.4 °F - 75.2 °F (18°C - 24°C)
Food:: Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Schrimps, Zoobenthos
Tank:: 659.94 gal (~ 3000L)
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:

Opistognathus adelus
Opistognathus afer
Opistognathus albicaudatus
Opistognathus alleni
Opistognathus aurifrons
Goldstirn-Brunnenbauer, Kieferfisch
Opistognathus brasiliensis
Opistognathus brochus
Opistognathus castelnaui
Brunnenbauer
Opistognathus crassus
Opistognathus cuvierii
Opistognathus cyanospilotus
Opistognathus darwiniensis
Darwin´s Kieferfisch, Darwin´s Brunnenbauer
Opistognathus decorus
Opistognathus dendriticus
Dickkopf-Brunnenbauer
Opistognathus dipharus
Opistognathus elizabethensis
Opistognathus evermanni
Opistognathus eximius
Opistognathus fenmutis
Opistognathus fossoris
Opistognathus galapagensis
Opistognathus gilberti
Brunnenbauer
Opistognathus hongkongiensis
Opistognathus hopkinsi
Brunnenbauer, Kieferfisch
Opistognathus inornatus
Schwarzer Kieferfisch
Opistognathus iyonis
Brunnenbauer, Kieferfisch
Opistognathus jacksoniensis
Opistognathus latitabundus
Gepunkteter Brunnenbauer
Opistognathus leprocarus
Opistognathus liturus
Opistognathus lonchurus
Opistognathus longinaris
Opistognathus macrognathus
Brunnenbauer
Opistognathus macrolepis
Opistognathus margaretae
Opistognathus maxillosus
Opistognathus megalepis
Opistognathus melachasme
Opistognathus mexicanus
Opistognathus muscatensis
Muscat Brunnenbauer, Robuster Brunnenbauer
Opistognathus nigromarginatus
Brunnenbauer, Kieferfisch
Opistognathus nothus
Opistognathus panamaensis
Opistognathus papuensis
Opistognathus pardus
Opistognathus punctatus
Feingepunkteter Kieferfisch
Opistognathus randalli
Brunnenbauer
Opistognathus reticeps
Opistognathus reticulatus
Opistognathus rhomaleus
Riesen-Brunnenbauer
Opistognathus robinsi
Brunnenbauer
Opistognathus rosenbergii
Opistognathus rosenblatti
Blaugepunkteter Brunnenbauer
Opistognathus rufilineatus
Brunnenbauer
Opistognathus scops
Brunnenbauer
Opistognathus seminudus
Kieferfisch, Brunnenbauer
Opistognathus signatus
Opistognathus simus
Opistognathus smithvanizi
Opistognathus solorensis
Brunnenbauer
Opistognathus stigmosus
Opistognathus variabilis
Kieferfisch
Opistognathus verecundus
Opistognathus walkeri
Opistognathus whitehursti
Brunnenbauer - Kieferfisch

More related species in this lexicon:

Opistognathus ctenion
Brunnenbauer

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-03-11 12:43:23
Last edit:: 2017-04-23 11:05:24

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Opistognathus punctatus are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Opistognathus punctatus, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Opistognathus punctatus, 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 punctatus Peters, 1869

Synonym:
Opisthognathus punctatus Peters, 1869

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Opistognathidae (Family) > Opistognathus (Genus) > Opistognathus punctatus (Species)

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Dr. Paddy Ryan (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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