Pristipomoides typus

The Sharptooth jobfish, Pristipomoides typus, also known as White Snapper,White Jobfish, Goldband Snapper, Threadfin Snapper, is a species of snapper native to the Eastern Indian Ocean and into the Western Pacific Ocean as far east as Australia. They inhabit waters over rocky substrates at depths from 40 to 120 m (130 to 390 ft). The greatest known weight for this species is 2.2 kg (4.9 lb), and maximum length is 70.0 cm (27.6 in). This species is very important to Indian and Sri Lankan commercial fisheries and is sought out as a game fish.[1]

Sharptooth jobfish
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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P. typus
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Pristipomoides typus
Bleeker, 1852

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Pristipomoides typus" in FishBase. March 2015 version.


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