Author: (Bloch, 1791)
FBname: Black margate
Comments: Maximum depth from Ref. 126840.  Inhabits larger patch reefs and quickly sloping rocky bottoms.  Often near the shelter of caves, ledges, or wrecks (Ref. 9710).  Feeds at night on crustaceans, mollusks, smaller fish, and the long-spined urchin, <i>Diadema</i>.  Marketed fresh.