Description

Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15; Vertebrae: 28. This species is distinct with having D X-XI, 14 or 15 (typically XI, 14); upper jaw sexually dimorphic with flexible lamina posteriorly, end of maxilla slightly rounded in females becoming increasingly elongate and scimitar-shaped in adult males; 39-54 oblique scale rows in longitudinal series; 23-26 total gill-rakers on first arch; a single brownish spot, if present, between spines 2-4 of spinous dorsal fin (Ref. 76827).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ovalentaria/misc

Family: Opistognathidae

Genus: Opistognathus

Species: Opistognathus verecundus Smith-Vaniz, 2004

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Benthic species which occurs inshore (Ref. 75154).

Habitat

demersal