Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Collected from Palawan (NW caost of Busuanga, Dolorog and Imorigua Channel), Negros (Dumaguete) and Sulu Archpelago (Jolo) (Ref. 81517), Also Ref. 90102.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 2009
National Database:
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); variabilis:Name from Latin 'variabilis', refers to the highly variable color pattern and jaw morphology of this species..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 37 m (Ref. 81517). Tropical
Distribution
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