Saltwater
Green jobfish
Aprion virescens
Lutjanidae, Etelinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 112 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 29,478 liters
- Diet
- Missing
Know what is missing? Suggest it in the app.
Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Admiralty Is., American Samoa, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, and 67 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Adults inhabit open waters of deep lagoons, channels, or seaward reefs. Found in benthopelagic waters. Usually seen singly, but also in groups. They feed mainly on fishes, but also on shrimps, crabs, cephalopods and planktonic organisms. Mainly marketed fresh but also dried and salted. Excellent eating. Large individuals may be ciguatoxic.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Aphareus virescens
- Aprion kanekonis
- Aprion konekonis
- Aprion viresceus
- Mesoprion microchir
- Sparopsis elongatus
In other languages
- Blågrå snapper
- Blue-gray snapper, Blue-green snapper fish, Gray snapper, Green job fish, Green job-fish, Grey jobfish, Grey snapper, Job fish, Jobfish, Krakap, Slender snapper, Snapper, Uku
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.