HARLEQUIN JAWFISH
Size: 6 cm
Behavior: Solitary. Inhabit burrows of sand and rubble bottoms.
Jawfishes (family Opistognathidae) are slender marine fishes with large bulbous heads, large upper jaws, huge mouths and prominent eyes. They have a single long-based dorsal fin, the two outermost pelvic-fin rays are unbranched and thickened, and they usually lack head scales. They are obligate burrow-dwellers, with each individual using its large mouth to excavate and maintain its burrow. Jawfishes are oral egg-brooders, and males incubate the developing eggs inside their large mouths.
Size: 6 cm
Behavior: Solitary. Inhabit burrows of sand and rubble bottoms.
Jawfishes (family Opistognathidae) are slender marine fishes with large bulbous heads, large upper jaws, huge mouths and prominent eyes. They have a single long-based dorsal fin, the two outermost pelvic-fin rays are unbranched and thickened, and they usually lack head scales. They are obligate burrow-dwellers, with each individual using its large mouth to excavate and maintain its burrow. Jawfishes are oral egg-brooders, and males incubate the developing eggs inside their large mouths.
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