Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Lutjanidae Snappers
Subfamily: Etelinae
Genus: Pristipomoides

(See list of species below)

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11 species (see list below)

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Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Pristipomoides aquilonaris
[Wenchman]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pristipomoides argyrogrammicus
[Ornate jobfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pristipomoides auricilla
[Goldflag jobfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pristipomoides filamentosus
[Crimson jobfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pristipomoides flavipinnis
[Golden eye jobfish]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Pristipomoides freemani
[Slender wenchman]

Photo by FAO

Pristipomoides macrophthalmus
[Cardinal snapper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pristipomoides multidens
[Goldbanded jobfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pristipomoides sieboldii
[Lavender jobfish]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Pristipomoides typus
[Sharptooth jobfish]

Photo by Trevor, M.

Pristipomoides zonatus
[Oblique-banded snapper]

11 Species of Family Lutjanidae with Genus Pristipomoides
(Snappers)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1896	Pristipomoides aquilonaris	Wenchman	Western Atlantic	56 TL
1832	Pristipomoides argyrogrammicus	Ornate jobfish	Indo-Pacific	40 SL
1927	Pristipomoides auricilla	Goldflag jobfish	Indo-Pacific	45 TL
1830	Pristipomoides filamentosus	Crimson jobfish	Indo-Pacific	100 TL
1963	Pristipomoides flavipinnis	Golden eye jobfish	Pacific Ocean	50 SL
1966	Pristipomoides freemani	Slender wenchman	Western Atlantic	23.3 TL
1848	Pristipomoides macrophthalmus	Cardinal snapper	Western Central Atlantic	50 TL
1871	Pristipomoides multidens	Goldbanded jobfish	Indo-Pacific	90 TL
1855	Pristipomoides sieboldii	Lavender jobfish	Indo-Pacific	79 TL
1852	Pristipomoides typus	Sharptooth jobfish	Eastern Indian Ocean	70 TL
1830	Pristipomoides zonatus	Oblique-banded snapper	Indo-Pacific	50 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Lutjanidae SnappersSubfamily: EtelinaeGenus: Pristipomoides(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Lutjanidae Snappers
Subfamily: Etelinae
Genus: Pristipomoides

(See list of species below)