Small toothed jobfish (Aphareus furca)

Scientific name: Aphareus furca Lacep?de, 1801

Small toothed jobfish (Aphareus furca)

The Small toothed jobfish (Aphareus furca) is a marine fish of the family Lutjanidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia. Reported from Cocos Island in the eastern Pacific.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Lower jaw protruding; maxilla extending to below middle of the eye; interorbital space flattened. Dorsal and anal fins without scales. Edges of preopercle and opercle outlined with black. A silvery sheen on head and lower sides. Pectoral fins long reaching to about level of anus. Back and upper sides purplish -brown; the sides blue-gray; the fins whitish to yellow-brown. May show bright yellow on the nape during courtship. Small juveniles have a yellow caudal fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Aphareus furca
Family
Lutjanidae (Snappers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
70.0
Common length
25.0
Depth range
1–122 m (3–400 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 122 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia. Reported from Cocos Island in the eastern Pacific.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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