Author: (Cuvier, 1828)
FBname: One-spot snapper
Comments: Adults inhabit coral reef areas, usually close to shelter in the form of caves, large coral formations and wreckage.  Usually solitary; occasionally occurring in small groups.  They feed mainly on fishes and benthic crustaceans, primarily crabs (Ref. 37816) at night.  Flesh is sometimes ciguatoxic, and commonly so in Tuvalu (Ref. 9513).