Foursaddle grouper habitat
This species inhabits shallow coral reefs, primarily in lagoonal patch reefs, the upper slopes of channels and outer reef margins. It primarily occurs in these habitats in insular, rather than continental areas (Heemstra and Randall 1993). In the Maldives, it was observed primarily on rubble patches, mainly near edges and adjacent to areas of high coral relief rather than out in the open (Sluka and Reichenbach 1996). Its maximum total length is 31 cm (Allen and Erdmann 2012).
