Western Atlantic: Chesapeake Bay, through the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean southward to Brazil. Including Antilles (Ref. 26938).
Length at first maturity / ขนาด / น้ำหนัก / Age
Maturity: Lm18.3, range 11 - 23.23 cm Max length : 53.0 cm TL เพศผู้/กระเทย; (Ref. 40637); common length : 30.0 cm TL เพศผู้/กระเทย; (Ref. 3798); น้ำหนักสูงสุดที่มีการรายงาน: 4.4 kg (Ref. 4699)
เงี่ยงครีบหลัง (รวม): 12; ก้านครีบอ่อนที่หาง (รวม): 17; เงี่ยงครีบก้น 3; ก้านครีบอ่อนที่ก้น: 9. Side of head has narrow blue stripes; scales above lateral line much larger than those below (Ref. 26938). Scale rows just below lateral line oblique; color variable but usually light yellowish (Ref. 13442).
Found in dense aggregations during the day on patch reefs, around coral formations, or on sandy bottoms (Ref. 9710). Juveniles common in Thalassia testudinum beds (Ref. 5217). Feeds on crustaceans, small mollusks, and small fishes. Frequently exhibits a territorial 'kissing' display in which two contenders push each other on the lips with their mouths wide open (Ref. 9710). Marketed fresh. Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35420).
Courtenay, W.R. and H.F. Sahlman, 1978. Pomadasyidae. In W. Fischer (ed.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Central Atlantic (Fishing Area 31), Volume 4. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3798)