Author: (Cuvier, 1828)
FBname: Silk snapper
Comments: Adults are common near the edge of the continental and island shelves; also found in deeper waters (below 200 m); usually ascending to shallow water at night.  They feed mainly on fishes, shrimps, crabs, gastropods, cephalopods, tunicates and some pelagic items including urochordates.  Marketed fresh.  Said to be a good food fish (Ref. 5521).