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AUGUST 2005 FINAL REPORT
Table 4-2. Bottomfish management unit species EFH designations. Source data: WPRFMC (1998,
2001). [Habitat: Mangrove (Ma); Lagoon (La); Estuarine (Es); Seagrass Beds (SB); Soft Substrate (Ss); Coral
Reef/Hard Substrate (Cr/Hs); Patch Reefs (Pr); Surge Zone (Sz); Deep-slope Terraces (DST); Pelagic/Open Ocean
(Pe); Life History Stage: Egg (E); Larvae (L); Juvenile (J); Adult (A); Spawners (S)]
Management Unit
Cr/H
Species/Taxa
BOTTOMFISH
Ma La Es SB Ss s Pr Sz DST Pe Comments
Shallow-water Species
(0 to 100 m)
Gray jobfish (Aprion
virescens)
A J A,J A,J A E,L
Adult depth of
3-180 m
Lunartail grouper
(Variola louti)
A A A E,L
Adult depth of
4-200 m
Blacktip grouper
(Epinephelus
fasciatus)
Ambon emperor
J A,J A A E,L
Adult depth of
0-160 m
(Lethrinus
amboinensis)
A,J A,J A,J E,L ND
Redgill emperor
(Lethrinus
rubrioperculatus)
A E,L
Adult depth of
0-160 m
Giant trevally
(Caranx ignoblis)
E,L
Adult depth of
80 m
Black jack (Caranx
lugubris)
A A,J,L,E
Adult depth of
12-354 m
Amberjack (Seriola
dumerili)
J A,J A A,J,L,E
Adult depth of
0-250 m
Blue stripe snapper
(Lutjanus kasmira)
Deep-water Species
(100 to 400 m)
A J A,J A E,L
Adult depth of
0-265 m
Squirrelfish snapper
(Etelis carbunculus)
A A E,L
Adult depth of
90-350 m
Longtail snapper
(Etelis coruscans)
A A E,L
Adult depth of
164-293 m
Pink snapper
(Pristipomoides
filamentosus)
J A E,L
Juvenile depth
of 65-100 m,
Adult depth of
100-200 m
Yellowtail snapper
(Pristipomoides
auricilla)
A E,L
Adult depth of
180-270 m
Yelloweye snapper
(Pristipomoides
flavipinnis)
A E,L
Adult depth of
180-270 m
Pink snapper
(Pristipomoides
sieboldii)
Yellow-barred
A E,L
Adult depth of
180-360 m
Snapper
(Pristipomoides
zonatus)
A E,L
Adult depth of
100-200 m
Silver jaw jobfish
(Aphareus rutilans)
A A E,L
Adult depth of
6-100 m
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