Author: (Bloch, 1790)
FBname: Chocolate hind
Comments: Mainly a coastal species (Ref. 48635).  Inhabits silty dead reefs in protected waters. May also be seen on live coral (Ref. 089707). Secretive (Ref. 37816).  Feeds mainly on fish (Ref. 30531) and crustaceans (Ref. 089707).  Courtship and pair spawning were observed by Donaldson (1989, Ref. 6900).  Diandric protogynous hermaphrodite (Ref. 45317).