Author: (Houttuyn, 1782)
FBname: Pineconefish
Comments: Found in the sublittoral zone (Ref. 11230), under ledges and caves of rocky reefs (Ref. 9710).  Forms schools (Ref. 6620).  Adults are found between 20 and 200 m depth, juveniles occasionally in shallower water (Ref. 9650).  Regularly displayed in public aquaria.