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Aphareus rutilans
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RUSTY JOBFISH FACTS |
Description
The Rusty Jobfish is a streamlined elongated fish with a large lunate tail. It has a large mouth with a protruding lower jaw. The body is blue-grey, purple grey or reddish brown. The fins are yellowish to reddish. The pelvic and anal fins are sometimes white.
Size
Length to about 80cm (commonly about 50cm). Weight to 12 kg
Habitat
inshore waters, coral reefs, found on rocky bottom areas to depths of 100m or more.
Food
Feeds on fish, squid, crustaceans
Range
The Rusty Jobfish is found in tropical waters of the Indo-west and Central Pacific. In Australia it is found off north-western Western Australia and northern Queensland.
Classification
| Class: | Actinopterygii | | Order: | Perciformes | | Family: | Lutjanidae | | Genus: | Aphareus | | Species: | rutilans | | Common Name: | Rusty Jobfish |
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