English: mahogony snapper, lantern jaw, and spot snapper.
Spanish: ojanco, pargo, pargo ojon, rayado de yerba, and sama ojua
Color graysh-olive with a reddish tinge; conspicuous dark spot, about the size of the eye, below the soft dorsal fin, 1/4 to 1/2 of it below the lateral line; the large eye and caudal fin are bright red; lower margin of the preopercle has prominent spur with strong and sharp serrations.
Maximum reported size is 48.0 cm (19.0 in) TL (male) and 1.3 kg (2.9 lbs).