Small toothed jobfish
Aphareus furca
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Small toothed jobfish
- Scientific
- Aphareus furca
- Dhivehi
- ކެޔޮޅު ރޮއްވިKeyolhu rovvi
- Family
- Lutjanidae (snappers)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 70 cm (total length); commonly 25 cm; max. published weight 9060 g
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 122 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A sleek, streamlined snapper with a deeply forked tail, bluish to purplish grey with yellowish tinges on the head and fins; nuptial males may show bright yellow on the head. It cruises singly or in small groups over clear lagoons and outer reefs, hunting small fish. It is often curious and comes close to divers.
In the Maldives
Dhivehi name keyolhu rovvi (MRS 1997).
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Aphareus-furca.html
- fishbase.se /comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=81&GenusName=Aphareus&SpeciesName=fur
- dv.wikipedia.org /wiki/ކެޔޮޅު_ރޮއްވި
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Small_Toothed_Jobfish_(Aphareus_furca)_(8503035799).jpg
Dhivehi name source: FishBase common names (country: Maldives) give 'Keyolhu rovvi' (Latin script). Thaana from the Dhivehi Wikipedia article 'ކެޔޮޅު ރޮއްވި' (derived from the MRS 1997 Dhivehi edition); it matches the Latin form. FishBase also lists 'Gilolu' under India (Minicoy/Lakshadweep Mahl dialect); not used.