Pristipomoides sieboldii

Osteichthyes Lutjanidae Genus Pristipomoides Pristipomoides sieboldii
Lavender jobfish LRB
23.6 cm TL
Characteristic features:
Colour:

Body silvery lavender, top of head with small dark spots, caudal fin purplish with pale margin.

Size:

Up to 65 cm TL.

Distribution:

Indo-West and Central Pacific in tropical waters.

Habitat:

Benthopelagic over rocky reefs, from 140 to 360 m depth.

Biology:

Feeds primarily on fishes, but also crustaceans, cephalopods and other benthic invertebrates. Maturity estimates of Lavender jobfish vary regionally. In the main Hawaiian Islands, length where 50% of females became mature was 23.8 cm FL, while in the north-western Hawaiian Islands, 50% of females became mature at 28.6 cm FL.1 Mean age at maturity was estimated at 2 years. Estimated mean maximum age is 8 years.2

Indonesian fisheries:

Caught mainly with bottom longlines and deep handlines.

Similar species:

Pristipomoides filamentosus
Crimson jobfish

Pristipomoides filamentosus

Pristipomoides filamentosus differ in having 57–62 lateral-line scales (vs. 69–74) and total gill rakers on first gill arch 22–26 (vs. 28–33).

to Pristipomoides filamentosus

Pristipomoides flavipinnis
Goldeneye jobfish

Pristipomoides flavipinnis

Pristipomoides flavipinnis differs in having total gill rakers on first gill arch 22–27 (vs. 19–22); 59–63 lateral line scales (vs. 19–22) and applicable for fresh specimens only, margin of dorsal fin yellow (vs. orange).

to Pristipomoides flavipinnis

Pristipomoides multidens
Goldband jobfish

Pristipomoides multidens

Pristipomoides sieboldii differs in having 48–50 lateral-line scales (vs. 69–74) and total gill rakers on first gill arch 20–22 (vs. 28–33).

to Pristipomoides multidens

Pristipomoides typus
Sharptooth jobfish

Pristipomoides typus

Pristipomoides typus differs in having 48–50 lateral-line scales (vs. 69–74) and total gill rakers on first gill arch 23–26 (vs. 28–33).

to Pristipomoides typus

Caesionidae
Fusiliers

 Pristipomoides sieboldii are difficult to distinguish from Caesionidae.

External links:

FishBase
The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM

References:
  1. DeMartini EE. Body size at sexual maturity in the eteline snappers Etelis carbunculus and Pristipomoides sieboldii: subregional comparisons between the main and north-western Hawaiian Islands. Marine and Freshwater Research [Internet]. 2017;68(6):1178–86. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1071/MF16174
  2. Martinez-Andrade F. A comparison of life histories and ecological aspects among snappers (Pisces: Lutjanidae). 2003.