Author: Boulenger, 1903
FBname: Catface grouper
Comments: Adults inhabit reefs and rocky bottom to a depth of at least 101 m (Ref. 089707); juveniles are found in tide pools.  Feed on fishes and crustaceans.  Sexual maturity is attained at 50 to 60 cm.  Are diandric protogynous hermaphrodites unlike that of other congeners (Ref. 74502).