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JAWFISH - OPISTOGNATHIDAE
There are around seventy different jawfish. The biggest is around fifty centimeters long. Jawfish live in burrows which they make in open areas with sand or rubble. They use small stones and shells on the inside to make sure the burrow does not collapse. They use their powerful jaws to bring up the bigger stones and use them to build a small wall around the burrow opening. Most of the time they sit in their burrow observing the area with only the head exposed. Jawfish can live alone, in pairs or small groups, and feed on benthic and planktonic invertebrates. We haven’t any information about their reproduction cycle, but like with cardinalfish, it is the male that keeps the eggs in his mouth until they hatch.
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