Author: (Valenciennes, 1830)
FBname: Crimson jobfish
Comments: Adults occur over rocky bottoms (Ref. 30573); off Guam, caught most abundantly between 180 and 270 m (Ref. 9821).  At night, they migrate vertically to the upper part of its habitat to feed (Ref. 11888).  They feed on small fishes, shrimps, crabs, amphipods, ascidians and salps.  Marketed fresh (Ref. 55). Caught mainly with bottom longlines and deep handlines, marketed main fresh and a good quality food fish (Ref. 9821).