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Green jobfish

Aprion virescens

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Other names: Green jobfish (uku)

Green jobfish
Habitat
Resif · kayalık · açık su

Habitat

Where it lives and in what kind of water: ranges compiled by the research.

Rarely caught on a line from the shore.

Depth

0–180 m

mostly 10–100 m

Water temperature

20.7–33.2 °C

ideal 24.6–29 °C

Salinity

Full-strength seawater

21.1–38.8 ‰

Bottom

Lives close to the bottom

  • Rock

Ranges from FishBase, AquaMaps and the literature; a general tendency, not a hard limit.

Confidence: shore type high, temperature medium

Fishing rules

The regulation holds no separate minimum size or closed season entry for this species. The provisions for Türkiye as a whole apply.

Before you go, check local area and method restrictions.

Species profile

Green jobfish
Scientific name
Aprion virescens
Water type
Saltwater
Other names
Green jobfish (uku)

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