Author: (Cuvier, 1828)
FBname: Blubberlip snapper
Comments: Occasionally encountered in coral reefs or shallow inshore flats (Ref. 30573).  Found singly or in small groups (up to 15 to 20 individuals).  Adults on deep coastal slopes; juveniles on shallow algae-reef flats, often near freshwater run-offs (Ref. 48635).  Feed on fishes, cephalopods and benthic crustaceans (Ref. 30573).  An excellent food fish.  In Hong Kong live fish markets (Ref. 27253). Caught with handlines, traps, and gill nets, occasionally trawled; important to artisanal fisheries and marketed mostly fresh (Ref. 9821). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 57178.