Kauaʻi record · KCA-FISH-000063
Silverjaw Jobfish
Aphareus rutilans
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Kauaʻi evidence
Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Aphareus rutilans
- Common names
- Silverjaw Jobfish
- Hawaiian names
- Lehi
- Family
- Lutjanidae
- Order
- Perciformes
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Main Hawaiian Islands; Kauaʻi offshore fishery relevance
- Origin
- Native Hawaiian waters
- Conservation status
- Not assessed in current release
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- Claims remain limited to cited evidence; precise sensitive locations are suppressed from public display.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Deep reef, high-relief rocky seafloor and slope habitat as species requires
- Food and resource needs
- Unknown / not yet documented
- Reproduction
- Unknown / not yet documented
- Shelter
- Deep-water reef/slope fish
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Fishing pressure, habitat condition, climate-driven ocean change, and life-history vulnerability
- Conservation actions
- Record-specific conservation actions need supporting evidence.
- Monitoring
- Retain Kauaʻi-specific distribution, abundance, life-stage, behavior, habitat, trend, and attendant data with provenance.
- Data gaps
- Kauaʻi-specific distribution, abundance, trend, behavior, life-stage, and attendant data need refinement.
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Unknown / not yet documented
- Seasonal description
- Silverjaw Jobfish is ecologically, culturally, fishery, or conservation-relevant to Kauaʻi.