Description

Also known as Butter Hamlet, Cod, Hamlet, Hind, Rockcod, Sheephead, Trout, Yellowfin Hamlet.

Found singly, close to the bottom, of coral and rocky reefs, rich in coral growth.
They feed on small crustaceans and tiny fish.
Length - 12cm
Depth - 3-23m
Widespread Western 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/12765