Color tan or brown with darker spots; spots, or a network of spots, fused into lines; distinct yellow was behind the jaws; yellow around the eyes; outer edges of fins yellowish.

OFFSHORE over reefs and rocks; not as common as Scamp in the Gulf; range limited to southern Florida.

Common to 15 pounds

Undergoes sex reversal, young individuals female, older individuals becoming male; young fish are bi-colored, dark above white below; feeds on small fish and crustaceans.