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{{Short description|Species of fish}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Blue-spotted jawfish
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| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{cite
| genus = Opistognathus
| species = rosenblatti
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The '''blue-spotted jawfish''' (''Opistognathus rosenblatti'') is a [[species]] of [[jawfish]] native to the [[Gulf of California]]. It is an inhabitant of [[reefs]] where it is found in large colonies at depths of around {{convert|12|m|ft}}. This species hides in its burrow at night, completely sealing the entrance. Every morning, it rebuilds the burrow entrance. It can reach a length of {{convert|10|cm|in}} [[fish measurement|TL]]. It can also be found in the [[aquarium]] trade.<ref name=tfh>{{Cite web |url = http://www.tfhmagazine.com/details/articles/a-cool-fish-in-more-than-one-sense-the-bluespotted-jawfish-opistognathus-rosenblatti-full-article.htm |title= A Cool Fish in More Than One Sense: The Blue-Spotted Jawfish ''Opistognathus rosenblatti'' (full article) |author= Bob Fenner |
The blue-spotted jawfish was first discovered in the Tropical Eastern Pacific by Gerald Allen and David R. Robertson in 1991.<ref name = tfh/> They belong to the class of Actinopterygii.
==Description==
The blue-spotted jawfish have an electric-blue spotting over a yellow or orange body with an elegant yellow dorsal fin. They have large eyes that make them look as "alien".<ref name = saltwater>{{cite web |url= https://www.saltwaterfish.com/product-blue-spotted-jawfish |title= Blue Spotted Jawfish |
==Biology==
Jawfish are named for their large mouths, which allow them to catch food. Their large mouths also allow them to dig their burrows by taking big mouthfuls of sand and spitting them out in order to create their hideaways.<ref name=bz>{{cite web |url= https://www.bluezooaquatics.com/resources.asp?show=385 |title= ''Opistognathus rosenblatti'' - Blue-Spotted Jawfish |
==Habitat==
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==Health==
There are two diseases that can affect the blue-spotted jawfish. First of all, the [[Brooklynellosis]] and blue-spotted jawfish disease.<ref name= aquanerd>{{cite web |url= http://aquanerd.com/2009/09/better-left-in-ocean-blue-spot-jawfish.html |title= Better Left in the Ocean – Blue Spot Jawfish |
Edit: Brookynella is easily treated in a quarantine tank using malachite green in combination with formalin.
The so-called "Blue spot jawfish disease" is almost always damage to the fish caused by; rough handling, coarse or abrasive substrate, being kept on bare glass, or, from being kept at above 21c.
==Reproduction==
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==Name==
The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]] honours [[Richard H. Rosenblatt]] (1930-2014), an [[Ichthyology|ichthyologist]] at the [[Scripps Institution of Oceanography]], who made many contributions to the study of the fishes of the eastern Pacific.<ref name = ETYFish>{{cite web |url= http://www.etyfish.org/ovalentaria/ |title= Subseries OVALENTARIA: ''Incertae sedis'' |
==References==
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[[Category:Opistognathus|Blue-spotted jawfish]]
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