Crimson jobfish
Pristipomoides filamentosus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Crimson jobfish
- Scientific
- Pristipomoides filamentosus
- Dhivehi
- ޖަންބު ގިއުޅުJanbu giulhu
- Family
- Lutjanidae (snappers)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 1 m (total length); commonly 50 cm; max. published weight 8.2 kg
- Depth and habitat
- Near the bottom and in the water column above it, recorded from 40 to 400 m (usually 180 to 270 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A slender deep-water snapper, pink to lavender with faint blue lines and spots on the head and a forked tail, reaching about 1 m. It lives over rocky bottoms on deep slopes, usually at 180 to 270 m, rising higher at night to feed. It is a high-value food fish.
In the Maldives
Dhivehi name janbu giulhu (MRS 1997). Taken on deep handlines off Maldivian outer reef slopes.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pristipomoides-filamentosus.html
- dv.wikipedia.org /wiki/ޖަންބު_ގިއުޅު
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pristipomoides_filamentosus_JNC2452.JPG
Dhivehi name source: Thaana from the Dhivehi Wikipedia article 'ޖަންބު ގިއުޅު' (derived from the MRS 1997 Dhivehi edition). No published Latin-script form found; 'Janbu giulhu' is Pax's transliteration of the Thaana (Malé Latin conventions). FLAG: Latin form is a transliteration, not a published spelling.