Author: (Günther, 1859)
FBname: Pink maomao
Comments: Occurs inshore near reefs (Ref. 7300).  Benthopelagic and benthic (Ref. 58302).  Feeds on plankton and small nekton.  Occasionally caught on small hooks when fishing in midwater without sinker and make excellent eating (Ref. 30464).  Its abundant gillrakers and stomach contents characterize it as an opportunistic pelagic polyphagic-zooplanktivorous predator (Rojas et al. 1998a, c) (Ref. 89357).