Author: (Forster, 1801)
FBname: Starspotted grouper
Comments: Common in exposed outer-reef areas in relatively shallow water.  Well-camouflaged grouper, solitary (Ref 37816).  Feeds mainly on fishes and crustaceans (stomatopods and brachyuran crabs) (Ref. 5222). This fish is too small to be of commercial importance except as a food fish in artisanal fisheries. It is caught with hook-and-line, traps, spear, and gill nets (Ref. 39231).