Sharptooth jobfish (Pristipomoides typus)

Scientific name: Pristipomoides typus Bleeker, 1852

Sharptooth jobfish (Pristipomoides typus)

The Sharptooth jobfish (Pristipomoides typus) is a marine fish of the family Lutjanidae.

Biology

Sharptooth snapper 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. Feed on benthic invertebrates and fishes.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pristipomoides typus
Family
Lutjanidae (Snappers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
70.0
Depth range
40–120 m (131–394 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 40 - 120 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea. Western Pacific: New Guinea to Sumatra, north to the Ryukyu Islands. Present in Australia from the North West Shelf to Tweed Heads in New South Wales. Records from the western Indian Ocean need verification.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.25; tmax=11; Fec=760,000)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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