Collection Sites
Fish were collected from Lameshur Bay (18°19’0.2” N, 64°43’20.8” W), and Brewer’s Bay (18°20′25.3ʺ N, 64°58′36.8ʺ W) in the US Virgin Islands, and La Parguera, Puerto Rico (17°57′18.1ʺ N, 67°03′08.1ʺW) (Fig. S1). All sites can be characterized as shallow reef habitat (<7m deep) with moderate to low coral cover, and a benthos largely dominated by macroalgal cover (Artim et al. 2020). Sampling occurred between May and September over a 5-year period (2017-2021).