Sea fish
Green jobfish
Aprion virescens
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Other names: Green jobfish (uku)
- Habitat
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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
- Scientific name
- Aprion virescens
- Water type
- Saltwater
- Other names
- Green jobfish (uku)
