Author: (Bloch, 1791)
FBname: Slippery dick
Comments: Commonly found in rocky and reef areas in shallow waters.  Less common in seagrass beds.  Feeds on other fishes (Ref. 5521) and gastropods (Ref. 9626).  Forms leks during breeding (Ref. 55367).  A protogynous hermaphrodite (Ref. 55367).