Dwarf Goatfish

Oblique dark bars across both lobes of caudal fin (Ref. 26938).

Oviparous (Ref. 101743).

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 6

Found over mud and sand bottoms (Ref. 3792). Juveniles up to 8 cm are pelagic (Ref. 9626). Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 3792); on fish and shrimps (Ref. 26338).

Found over mud and sand bottoms (Ref. 3792). Juveniles up to 8 cm are pelagic (Ref. 9626). Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 3792). Flesh considered good quality; marketed fresh and frozen (Ref. 3792). In southwestern Brazil found in 112 m depth (Ref. 47377).

fisheries: commercial

Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and Puerto Rico to Vittorio, Brazil; not occurring in the Bahamas. Also absent from Bermuda, and west Caribbean

benthic