Lutjanidae

rusty jobfish

Aphareus rutilans

Silver mouth gleams behind one black jaw margin

• Tropical
• Transcontinental
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• Oceania
• Fusiform
• Large
• Tropical fish

Aphareus rutilans, the rusty jobfish, ironjaw snapper, red smalltooth job, silvermouth or small tooth jobfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region.