Species Opistognathus verecundus Smith-Vaniz, 2004
Bashful Jawfish
- Opistognathus verecundus Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 2004. Descriptions of Six New Species of Jawfishes (Opistognathidae: Opistognathus) from Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 56: 209-224 [218, figs 2C, 3E, 9, 10].
Type data:
Holotype NTM S.10016-003, Coral Bay, Cobourg Peninsula, NT [11°11'S, 132°04'E].
Paratype(s) AM I.33644-001; ANSP 167416; NTM S.10016-046; USNM 320261; WAM P.30593-001.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Cobourg Peninsula (11°11´S, 132°04´E) and Darwin Harbour (12°28´S, 130°51´E) , NT; tropical.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, inshore, marine, sand bottom marine.
Extra Ecological Information
5–6 m.
General References
Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp. [366] (as Opistognathus sp.)
History of changes
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| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |