Author: (Bloch, 1793)
FBname: Mutton hamlet
Comments: A solitary species (Ref. 26340) occurring in seagrass habitats.  Sedentary during the day, hiding in crevices or lying among seaweed, sometimes partly covering itself with sand while lying on its side.  Nocturnal feeders of benthic crustaceans.  Estimated eggs per fish is from 157512 to 223706 (Ref. 29).  Small, colorful group; a sequential hermaphrodite (Ref. 26938).  Has been traded as an aquarium fish at Ceará, Brazil (Ref. 49392).