Description
provided by World Register of Marine Species
Usually found in clear water on coral reefs, either lagoons or outer reefs. Most abundant at islands, particularly atolls. It occurs ar depths of 2 to over 46 m. Feeds mainly on crustaceans (portunid crabs) and fishes, sometimes on cephalopods and gastropods. Several of this species are ciguatoxic at Enewetak and Bikini in the Marshall Islands. Found usually in small schools, especially in the Tuamoto atolls. Also caught with harpoons and spearguns.
- license
- cc-by-4.0
- copyright
- WoRMS Editorial Board
- bibliographic citation
- Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2019).
- contributor
- Edward Vanden Berghe [email]
