Description
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Found over rocky substrates and sandy area with algal growth, at depths of about 70 m. Gregarious, sometimes forming sizeable schools. Young mainly carnivorous on crustaceans, adults almost exclusively herbivorous. Protandric hermaphrodite (Ref. 4781). Spawning occurs in March-April and September-November north of Cape Verde (Ref. 3688). An important foodfish.
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023).
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