Rusty jobfish (Aphareus rutilans) is a saltwater species recorded in Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia. It is mainly found over reef, at depths of 100–330 m.
Scientific name: Aphareus rutilans · Water: Saltwater
Size: up to 110 cm
The rusty jobfish is a lutjanid whose adults inhabit reefs and rocky bottoms down to at least 100 m, in both pelagic and bottom layers. It feeds on fishes, squid and crustaceans. The full depth range reported for it runs from 100 to 330 m, across tropical waters between roughly 35 degrees north and 35 degrees south. It reaches about 110 cm total length, commonly 79 cm standard length, and up to about 11.3 kg, and lives about sixteen years. It supports commercial fisheries and is a game fish, marketed fresh and selling in the highest price band, with a trophic level of 4.1, moderate to high fishing vulnerability at 53 of 100, high to very high climate vulnerability at 73, and low resilience.
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