Opistognathus jacksoniensis
Southern Smiler
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Opistognathidae
Genus
Opistognathus
Species
Opistognathus jacksoniensis
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- Up to 25 cm (Length of specimen)
Depth range
- From 20 m to 50 m - applies to The maximum depth is not know with any certainty.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
Typically found hiding in a burrow built in the ocean floor, with only their face appearing at the burrow entrance. The burrow is usually lined with shells and rubble.
Behaviour
They can be hard to see because they move quickly back in their burrow at the least disturbance.
Web resources
- World Register of Marine Species
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- iNaturalist
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- Atlas of Living Australia
- Solitary Islands Underwater Research Group
- Australian Museum
- Fishes of Australia (Museum of Victoria)
- Fishbase
- Search Google
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Search Flickr
- Search Encyclopedia of Life
References
- Kuiter, R.H. (2000). Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia 437 pp. Gary Allen, Smithfield, NSW, Australia. ISBN: 978-1-87516-985-6.