 One of the Deep Seven species of Hawai'i.Known parasites of the crimson jobfish include the cymothoid isopod "Anilocra gigantea",, the pennellid copepod "Lernaeolophus sultanus" and the nematodes "Cucullanus bourdini"  and "Raphidascaris (Ichthyosaurus) eteligis".According to the FAO, the fish have been overexploited, but are in a recovering state.