Author: (Linnaeus, 1758)
FBname: Red hind
Comments: Found in shallow reefs and rocky bottoms.  Usually solitary 
  and territorial.  Feed mainly on crabs (<i>Calapa</i> and 
  <i>Mithrax</i>) and other crustaceans (alpheid shrimps and 
  scyllarid lobsters), fishes (labrids and haemulids), and 
  octopus.  Some undergo sexual inversion at 28 cm TL; most 
  fish larger than 40 cm are males.  Important in terms of 
  numbers caught and total weight of landings in the Caribbean.  
  Easily approached by divers (Ref. 9710).  Hermaphrodite 
  species.  Excellent food fish (Ref. 26938).  Readily caught 
  on hook and line and easily speared (Ref. 13442).