Description

Also known as Bad Luck, Black Hamlet, Cod, Hamlet, Hind, Rockcod, Trout, Yellowtail Hamlet.

Found singly, close to the bottom, around piers, reef faces, and slopes, of shallow seaward reefs.
They feed on crustaceans and small fish.
Juveniles found in mangrove areas.
Length - 12cm
Depth - 3-25m
Widespread Western Central Atlantic, Caribbean

Groupers are solitary carnivores that hunt near the bottom usually at dusk. Food is drawn into their mouths by a powerful suction when they open their overly large mouths and then swallowed whole.
Spawning is seasonal and controlled by the moons phase. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/3329