Author: (Forsskål, 1775)
FBname: Humpnose big-eye bream
Comments: Found in sand and rubble areas near coral reefs.  Solitary fish are often encountered, but large adults usually form aggregations of up to about 50 individuals (Ref. 9710).  Solitary or in groups (Ref. 90102).  Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302).  Nocturnal feeders (Ref. 9710).  Feed mainly on gastropods, ophiuroids, and echinoids.  Pagurids and brachyuran crabs, polychaetes, tunicates, and holothurians are consumed in lesser quantities. Caught mainly with gillnets, traps, spears, and handlines (Ref. 2295).  Marketed fresh (Ref. 9775).  Ciguatoxic in Marshall Is. (Ref. 171).  Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.