Jutjaw

Fascinating facts about the Jutjaw

• Along the Indian Ocean coastline, this fish lives anywhere from the shallow edge of a recreational dive to the depth where sunlight fades, ranging between 20 and 200 metres (66–656 ft).
• It can reach a total length of 60 centimetres (24 in), roughly the span of a standard school ruler, making it sizable enough for a hearty meal yet still manageable for a lone angler.
• Even though it’s praised as a good food fish, commercial boats rarely chase it, and it only shows up occasionally on sport-fishing lines, highlighting how some tasty species slip under the radar of large-scale fisheries.

At a glance

About the Jutjaw

Parascorpis typus, the jutjaw, is the sole member of its genus and family. It reaches a total length of about 60 cm (24 in) and occurs at depths of 20 to 200 m (66 to 656 ft) along the coasts of Mozambique and South Africa. It is considered a good foodfish but is not targeted by commercial fisheries and is only rarely caught by anglers.

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