Family : Lutjanidae (Snappers) , subfamily: Etelinae
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Sharptooth jobfish
Fish Name : Pristipomoides typus
Max size : 70.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 55); max. published weight: 2,200 g (Ref. 1451); max. reported age: 11 years
Environment : demersal ; depth range 40 - 120 m
Climate : tropical; 32°N - 12°S
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.25; tmax=11; Fec=760,000)Distribution : Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea. Western Pacific: New Guinea to Sumatra, north to the Ryukyu Islands. Present in Australia from the North West Shelf to Tweed Heads in New South Wales (Ref. 6390). Records from the western Indian Ocean need verification.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8. 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.
Biology : Sharptooth snapper are deepwater fish inhabiting tropical and sub-tropical waters. They are schooling fish and live in areas of hard, rocky and uneven sea floor and steep off islands (Ref. 27354). Feed on benthic invertebrates and fishes
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Allen, G.R.. 1985. (Ref. 55)

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Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : questionable
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses