Author: (Boulenger, 1899)
FBname: Biglip grunt
Comments: Relatively rare species (Ref. 57395).  Inhabits coastal waters (Ref. 3660, 57395), estuaries and coastal lagoons (Ref. 2683).  Juveniles and sub-adults often in estuaries and lagoons (Ref. 2135, 57395, 81655), in freshwater (Ref. 2135), where sexual maturation begins (Ref. 57395).