Green jobfish
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit open waters of deep lagoons, channels, or seaward reefs . Found in benthopelagic waters . Usually seen singly, but also in groups. They feed mainly on fishes, but also on shrimps, crabs, cephalopods and planktonic organisms . Mainly marketed fresh but also dried and salted. Excellent eating. Large individuals may be ciguatoxic .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. This species is distinguished by the following characters: body elongate and robust; very distinct horizontal groove on snout ventral to nostrils; teeth in both jaws in bands, with strong canines anteriorly; teeth on roof of mouth in chevron- or crescent-shaped patch on vomer and in elongate band on each palatine; maxilla without scales or longitudinal ridges; interorbital region flattened; gill rakers on first gill arch 7-8 + 13-16 = 20-24; preopercular edge smooth, sometimes denticulated in juveniles; last soft ray of both dorsal and anal fins well produced, longer than next to last ray; caudal fin forked; short pectoral fins, less than 1/2 length of head, about equal to length of snout; D X,11 soft rays; membranes of dorsal and anal fins without scales; tubed lateral-line scales 48-50. Colour of body dark green, bluish, or grey-blue .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Green jobfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 180 m . Tropical; 35°N - 31°S, 33°E - 134°W East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia.
🌿 Ecology
fishes, but also on shrimps, crabs, cephalopods and planktonic organisms (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🎣 Angling Guide
- medium-heavy 7ft spinning rod
- 30-50 lb braid
- fluorocarbon leader
- grass flats
- oyster bars
- marsh drains
- deeper channel edges
Use barbless hooks, minimise air exposure, and revive fish head-first in current before release.
⚠️ Slot limits protect breeding-size fish. Verify daily bag limits.
📊 Population Dynamics
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🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Animals · Animal |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Dyreriget |
| 🇩🇪German | Tiere |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | eläimet |
| 🇫🇷French | Animaux |
| 🌍GLA | ainmhidh · ainmhidhean · beathach · beathaichean |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | 動物界 |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | dieren |
| 🌍NNO | dyreriket |
| 🌍NOB | dyreriket |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Animal |
| 🇸🇪Swedish | flercelliga djur · djur |
| 🌍UKR | Тварини |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 8 records indexed .
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