Opistognathus gilberti Yellow jawfish

Opistognathus gilbertiis commonly referred to as Yellow jawfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

5516 

AphiaID:

276453 

Scientific:

Opistognathus gilberti 

German:

Brunnenbauer 

English:

Yellow Jawfish 

Category:

Jawfishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Opistognathidae (Family) > Opistognathus (Genus) > gilberti (Species) 

Initial determination:

Böhlke, 1967 

Occurrence:

Honduras, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, Virgin Islands, U.S. 

Sea depth:

25 - 55 Meter 

Size:

up to 2.48" (6.3 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Cyclops, Daphnia salina, Fish larvae, Krill, Mysis, Zooplankton 

Tank:

33 gal (~ 150L)  

Difficulty:

Not for beginners 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Opistognathus adelus
• Opistognathus afer
• Opistognathus albicaudatus
• Opistognathus alleni
• 
  Opistognathus aurifrons
  Goldstirn-Brunnenbauer, Kieferfisch
• Opistognathus brasiliensis
• Opistognathus brochus
• 
  Opistognathus castelnaui
  Brunnenbauer
• Opistognathus crassus
• Opistognathus cuvierii
• Opistognathus cyanospilotus
• 
  Opistognathus darwiniensis
  Darwin´s Kieferfisch, Darwin´s Brunnenbauer
• Opistognathus decorus
• 
  Opistognathus dendriticus
  Dickkopf-Brunnenbauer
• Opistognathus dipharus
• Opistognathus elizabethensis
• Opistognathus evermanni
• Opistognathus eximius
• Opistognathus fenmutis
• Opistognathus fossoris
• Opistognathus galapagensis
• 
  Opistognathus gilberti
  Brunnenbauer
• Opistognathus hongkongiensis
• 
  Opistognathus hopkinsi
  Brunnenbauer, Kieferfisch
• 
  Opistognathus inornatus
  Schwarzer Kieferfisch
• 
  Opistognathus iyonis
  Brunnenbauer, Kieferfisch
• Opistognathus jacksoniensis
• 
  Opistognathus latitabundus
  Gepunkteter Brunnenbauer
• Opistognathus leprocarus
• Opistognathus liturus
• Opistognathus lonchurus
• Opistognathus longinaris
• 
  Opistognathus macrognathus
  Brunnenbauer
• Opistognathus macrolepis
• Opistognathus margaretae
• Opistognathus maxillosus
• Opistognathus megalepis
• Opistognathus melachasme
• Opistognathus mexicanus
• 
  Opistognathus muscatensis
  Muscat Brunnenbauer, Robuster Brunnenbauer
• 
  Opistognathus nigromarginatus
  Brunnenbauer, Kieferfisch
• Opistognathus nothus
• Opistognathus panamaensis
• Opistognathus papuensis
• Opistognathus pardus
• 
  Opistognathus punctatus
  Feingepunkteter Kieferfisch
• 
  Opistognathus randalli
  Brunnenbauer
• Opistognathus reticeps
• Opistognathus reticulatus
• 
  Opistognathus rhomaleus
  Riesen-Brunnenbauer
• 
  Opistognathus robinsi
  Brunnenbauer
• Opistognathus rosenbergii
• 
  Opistognathus rosenblatti
  Blaugepunkteter Brunnenbauer
• 
  Opistognathus rufilineatus
  Brunnenbauer
• 
  Opistognathus scops
  Brunnenbauer
• 
  Opistognathus seminudus
  Kieferfisch, Brunnenbauer
• Opistognathus signatus
• Opistognathus simus
• Opistognathus smithvanizi
• 
  Opistognathus solorensis
  Brunnenbauer
• Opistognathus stigmosus
• 
  Opistognathus variabilis
  Kieferfisch
• Opistognathus verecundus
• Opistognathus walkeri
• 
  Opistognathus whitehursti
  Brunnenbauer - Kieferfisch
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Opistognathus ctenion
  Brunnenbauer

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-05-23 21:40:49 

Last edit:

2020-03-25 22:05:06 

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