Author: (Cuvier, 1829)
FBname: Yellow goatfish
Comments: Found over sandy areas of lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710).  Often in schools (Ref. 26938).  Forms schools with the smallmouth grunt (<i>Haemulon chrysargyreum</i>), an association regarded as social protective mimicry (Ref. 52492).  Juveniles are common in seagrass beds (Ref. 9710).  Feeds on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 7313).  Marketed fresh (Ref. 3792).