Author: (Linnaeus, 1758)
FBname: Porkfish
Comments: Maximum depth from Ref. 126840.  Inhabits reefs and rocky bottoms.  Feeds at night on mollusks, echinoderms, annelids, and crustaceans (Ref. 3798).  Young pick parasites from the bodies of larger fishes (Ref. 5521).  Young are popular aquarium fish (Ref. 7251).  Marketed fresh (Ref. 3798).  Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35420).