▁Mic ron esia , ▁Sol omon ▁Islands , ▁ ▁the ▁remote ▁islands ▁around ▁the ▁Sol omon ▁Islands , ▁F iji , ▁and ▁R aja ▁A mp at . ▁ ▁Hab itat ▁ ▁A ph are us ▁fur ca ▁is ▁a ▁b enth op el ag ic ▁and ▁pel ag ic ▁species ▁that ▁is ▁mostly ▁found ▁to ▁inhab it ▁in sh ore ▁cor al ▁and ▁rock y ▁re ed ▁areas , ▁rock y ▁bottom s , ▁and ▁clear ▁water ▁l ago ons . ▁This ▁species ▁is ▁a ▁p isc iv orous ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁sing ly ▁or ▁in ▁small ▁groups . ▁It ▁is ▁typically ▁found ▁at ▁depth s ▁of ▁ 1 – 1 2 0 ▁m , ▁but ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁at ▁depth s ▁of ▁ 3 0 0 ▁m . ▁ ▁Th re ats ▁ ▁A ph are us ▁fur ca ▁is ▁vulner able ▁to ▁many ▁det r iment al ▁effects ▁that ▁can ▁decrease ▁its ▁population . ▁Capt ure ▁of ▁A ph are us ▁fur ca ▁by ▁spe arf ishing ▁and ▁hand lines ▁or ▁vertical ▁long lines ▁makes ▁it ▁a ▁commonly ▁sought ▁after ▁game fish . ▁This ▁fish ing ▁has ▁been ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁main ▁factor ▁leading ▁to ▁its ▁reduction ▁in ▁population ▁size , ▁especially ▁in ▁F iji ▁and ▁the ▁Philippines ▁where ▁this ▁species ▁is ▁found ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁coast . ▁Hun ting ▁and ▁fish ing ▁is ▁pos ing ▁as ▁such ▁a ▁threat ▁for ▁population ▁size ▁that ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁bag ▁limits ▁have ▁been ▁implemented ▁to ▁how