| Citation | Craig, M., YJ.S. de Mitcheson and P.C. Heemstra, 2011, Groupers of the world: a field and market guide.. North America: CRC Press/Taylor and Francis Group. 356 p. |
| Ref. | 89707 Craig, M., YJ.S. de Mitcheson and P.C. Heemstra, 2011 |
| Page | 328 |
| Named Used as Valid | Paranthias furcifer |
| Comment | Habitat; |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Western Atlantic: Florida (USA) to brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico, and from Ascension Island in the central Atlantic and the eastern Atlantic islands of Sao Tome and Principe |
| Quote | Semi-pelagic, reef-associated inhabiting depths of up to 30 m |