Author: Cuvier, 1830
FBname: White margate
Comments: Inhabits seagrass beds, sand flats, coral reefs, and wrecks (Ref. 9710).  Found in pairs or larger schools (Ref. 3798).  Feeds on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 3798).  Has been observed to nose into the sand to eat such subsurface invertebrates as peanut worms and heart urchins (Ref. 13442).  Marketed fresh (Ref. 3798).