Opistognathus nothus Smith-Vaniz, 1997
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 Family:  Opistognathidae (Jawfishes)
 Max. size:  7.9 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal; depth range 92 - 100 m
 Distribution:  Western Central Atlantic: off North Carolina (USA), Gulf of Mexico, and Cuba.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-14; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 13-13; Vertebrae: 28-28. Anterior nostril a short tube without cirrus on posterior rim; posterior end of maxilla rigid, not produced as a thin flexible lamina; coronoid process of articular hatchet-shaped with dorsal margin straight; vomer edentate; inner lining of maxilla and adjacent membranes with conspicuous black stripe; spinous dorsal fin without an ocellus; segmented dorsal and anal fin rays 14 and 13 respectively; caudal vertebrae 18 (Ref. 26893).
 Biology: 
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 26.10.99

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