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Goldbanded jobfish (Pristipomoides multidens) fish species information

Scientific Name
Pristipomoides multidens

Common Name
Goldbanded jobfish

Biology
Gold band snappers are deepwater fish inhabiting tropical and sub-tropical waters. They are schooling fish and live in areas of hard, rocky and uneven sea floor and steep off islands (Ref. 27354). Feed on fishes, shrimps, crabs, lobsters, stomatopods, squids, gastropods and urochordates. Marketed fresh. An excellent food fish.

Classification

Classified By
Day, 1871
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Snappers (Lutjanidae)

Distribution

Region
Indo-Pacific
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea, Arabian Sea and East Africa to Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to Australia.
Range
32°N - 24°S, 31°E - 168°W

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
40 m
Depth To - meters
245 m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 40 - 245 m (Ref. 9821), usually 125 - 275 m (Ref. 82366)
Trophic Level
3.84 s.e. 0.58 Based on food items.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
90.0 cm
Common Length
70.0 cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5005 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Vulnerability
Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100)
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.22-0.28; tmax=14; Fec=296,000)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated