Species Opistognathus reticeps Smith-Vaniz, 2004
Reticulated Jawfish
- Opistognathus reticeps Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 2004. Descriptions of Six New Species of Jawfishes (Opistognathidae: Opistognathus) from Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56: 209-224 [220, figs 2D, 3F, 11].
Type data:
Holotype NTM S.10553-004, East Arm, Darwin Harbour, NT [12°29'S, 130°53'E].
Paratype(s) AM IA.7606; NTM S.10158-003; NTM S.10718-032; NTM S.11242-002; NTM S.10608-013; NTM S.13282-001; WAM P.24227.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Broome (18°00´S, 122°20´E), WA to North Oxley Island (11°00´S, 132°49´E), NT; tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, inshore, marine, silt bottom–marine.
Extra Ecological Information
0.5–29 m.
General References
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 2004. Descriptions of Six New Species of Jawfishes (Opistognathidae: Opistognathus) from Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56: 209-224 [220-221]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 23-Nov-2012 | 23-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |