Sharptooth jobfish
📖 Overview
Sharptooth snappers are found in tropical and sub-tropical deep waters. They are found in schools and live in areas of hard, rocky and uneven sea floor . They feed on benthic invertebrates and fishes.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Interorbital space flat. Bases of dorsal and anal fins without scales, their last soft rays extended into short filaments. Pectoral fins long, reaching level of anus. Scale rows on back parallel to lateral line. Overall color rosy red; the top of the head with longitudinal vermiculated lines and spots of brownish yellow; the dorsal fin with wavy yellow lines.: fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Sharptooth jobfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Sharptooth jobfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Studies in South China Sea and Hawaii suggest that this species is a serial spawner .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 40 - 120 m . Tropical; 32°N - 12°S, 93°E - 157°E north to the Ryukyu Islands.
🌿 Ecology
benthic invertebrates and fishes
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Goldband Snapper · Sharptooth Snapper · Sharptooth jobfish · Sharptoothed Bass · Sharptoothed Snapper · Threadfin Snapper |
| 🇸🇦Arabic | Sarrah |
| 🌍CES | chňapal ostrozubý |
| 🇫🇷French | Colas dentu |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Barahimedai · バラヒメダイ |
| 🌍MSA | Kerisi bali |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Caranha-de-dente-afiado |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Розовый нитепёрый снэппер |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Panchito dentón |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 尖齒姬鯛 · 尖齒紫魚 · 金蘭 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 15 records indexed .
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