| Citation | McEachran, J.D. and J.D. Fechhelm, 2005, Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico.. Vol. 2. Austin : University of Texas Press. viii+1004p. |
| Ref. | McEachran, J.D. and J.D. Fechhelm, 2005 |
| Page | 324 |
| Named Used as Valid | Lutjanus apodus |
| Comment | |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Tropical to warm temperate Atlantic; from Massachusetts and Bermuda to northeastern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico, the Bahamas, and the Greater and Lesser Antilles |
| Quote | Feeds on polychaetes, gastropods, cepha;opods, shrimps, crabs, and ray- finned fishes; max. size: 62 cm SL |