Where does the Rusty jobfish live?
Aphareus rutilans has 1,470 records in 31 countries and territories, from 1875 to 2025. Most records come from Mayotte.
- 1,470 records
- 31 places
- 49 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataPerciformesLutjanidaeAphareus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: September. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mayotte | 1,116 | |
| Australia | 159 | |
| Solomon Islands | 35 | |
| Mozambique | 24 | |
| Indonesia | 23 | |
| Japan | 21 | |
| Philippines | 20 | |
| Taiwan | 12 | |
| South Africa | 12 | |
| United States | 9 | |
| Kiribati | 6 | |
| Mauritius | 4 | |
| Réunion | 4 | |
| French Southern Territories | 4 | |
| Tanzania | 3 | |
| Yemen | 2 | |
| Costa Rica | 1 | |
| Egypt | 1 | |
| Fiji | 1 | |
| Micronesia | 1 | |
| Comoros | 1 | |
| Madagascar | 1 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | |
| Maldives | 1 | |
| Malaysia | 1 | |
| New Caledonia | 1 | |
| French Polynesia | 1 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | |
| Palau | 1 | |
| Seychelles | 1 | |
| ZZ | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Lutjanidae.
yellowtail snapper
98,739 records
Mutton snapper
39,450 records
Red Snapper
19,682 records
Smalltooth Jobfish
9,350 records
Bluelined Snapper
8,566 records
Grey Jobfish
8,390 records
Paddletail Snapper
8,003 records
Yellow-margined Snapper
7,191 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.