Author: (Peters, 1869)
FBname: Blackspot snapper
Comments: Adults inhabit very shallow coastal habitats, often in large schools near freshwater run-offs (Ref. 48635).  Juveniles often intertidal (Ref. 48635); over sand, silt, or coral rubble bottoms, occasionally in mangrove-lined streams and estuaries (Ref. 9821)  They may enter freshwater to feed (Ref. 245);  on small fish and invertebrates (Ref. 5213). This is a small species commonly utilized in subsistence fisheries and also seen in markets. Caught mainly with handlines, traps, and gill nets and are marketed mostly fresh (Ref. 9821).