A marine perciform fish species belonging to the Sparidae family, native to tropical and subtropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea.
Coral reefs, rocky seafloors, and coastal marine environments at depths ranging from 5-100 meters, predominantly found in warm subtropical marine ecosystems.
Key mid-level predator in marine food webs, contributes to maintaining ecological balance in reef and coastal marine ecosystems, serves as prey for larger marine predators.
