Author: (Valenciennes, 1828)
FBname: Strawberry hind
Comments: Perhaps the most common grouper on Indo-Pacific coral reefs found below 40 m.  The species is only known from insular localities except those collected from Pinda, Mozambique.  Feeds on crabs and other crustaceans (Ref. 89972).  The small size (<22 cm TL) and deep-water habitat of this species makes it less vulnerable to fishing (Ref. 58472). Solitary (Ref 90102).