rusty jobfish

Aphareus rutilans

Silver mouth gleams behind one black jaw margin

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Oceania
Fusiform
Large
Tropical fish

Aphareus rutilans, the rusty jobfish, ironjaw snapper, red smalltooth job, silvermouth or small tooth jobfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Lutjanidae
Genus: Aphareus
Maximum length: 110 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands, north to the Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, south to Australia. Southeast Atlantic: Port Alfred, South Africa (Ref. 11228 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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