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Goldflag jobfish
Pristipomoides auricilla
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Goldflag jobfish
- Scientific
- Pristipomoides auricilla
- Dhivehi
- ދޮން ގިއުޅުDhon giulhu
- Family
- Lutjanidae (snappers)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 45 cm (total length); commonly 25 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Near the bottom and in the water column above it, recorded from 90 to 360 m (usually 181 to 270 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A deep-water jobfish, purplish to brownish violet with yellow spots or faint chevrons on the sides and a yellow upper tail lobe, reaching about 45 cm. It lives over rocky bottoms, mostly at 180 to 270 m, and feeds on fish and salps.
In the Maldives
Dhivehi name dhon giulhu (MRS 1997). Taken on deep handlines.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pristipomoides-auricilla.html
- dv.wikipedia.org /wiki/ދޮން_ގިއުޅު
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pristipomoides_auricilla_JNC2457.JPG
Dhivehi name source: Thaana from the Dhivehi Wikipedia article 'ދޮން ގިއުޅު' (derived from the MRS 1997 Dhivehi edition). No published Latin-script form found; 'Dhon giulhu' is Pax's transliteration of the Thaana (Malé Latin conventions). FLAG: Latin form is a transliteration, not a published spelling.