Rosy Snapper, Pristipomoides filamentosus (Valenciennes 1830)

Other Names: Bluespot Jobfish, Crimson Jobfish, Crimson Snapper, Jobfish, King Emperor, King Snapper, Rosy Jobfish, Rosy Job-fish

A Rosy Snapper, Pristipomoides filamentosus, collected during the 2003 NORFANZ Expedition to survey seamounts in the Tasman Sea . Source: Robin McPhee & Mark McGrouther / NORFANZ Founding Parties. License: All rights reserved

Summary:

A brownish to pinkish, lavender or reddish purple tropical snapper with narrow yellow lines and blue dots on the snout and interorbital space, and pale blue to lavender dorsal and caudal fins with reddish-orange margins.

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Bray, D.J. 2020, Pristipomoides filamentosus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/574

Rosy Snapper, Pristipomoides filamentosus (Valenciennes 1830)

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Distribution	Off Leeman, Western Australia, north to the Timor Sea north of Darwin, Northern Territory, and the Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, to at least Seal Rocks, New South Wales, with larvae as far south as Sydney; also Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. Elsewhere the species is widespread in the Indo-west-central Pacific. A benthopelagic, reef-associated species that inhabits rocky bottoms and rocky reefs, migrating at night to feed.
Features	Dorsal fin X, 11; Anal fin III, 8; Gill rakers (first arch) 7-8 + 15-18 = 22-26; Lateral line (tubed scales) 57-62. Body elongate, laterally compressed; jaws about equal or lower jaw protruding slightly; premaxillae protrusible. maxilla extending to vertical through about anterior margin of pupil; upper and lower jaws both with an outer row of conical to small canine teeth and an inner band of villiform teeth, the caniniform teeth at anterior ends of jaws are not appreciably enlarged; teeth on vomer triangular patch, maxilla without scales or longitudinal ridges; interorbital region flattened. Last soft ray of both dorsal and anal fins well produced, longer than next to last ray; caudal fin forked; pectoral fins long, about equal to or somewhat shorter than head length; membranes of dorsal and anal fins without scales.
Feeding	Migrates vertically to feed on small fishes, crustaceans (shrimps, crabs, amphipods), ascidians and salps.
Biology	A long-lived, slow-growing species.
Fisheries	A major fishery species that supports deep-water fisheries across the Indo-Pacific. This species is taken on bottom longlines and deep handlines. It is marketed fresh and is considered a good quality food fish.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2020
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Rosy Snapper, Pristipomoides filamentosus (Valenciennes 1830)

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