The males are [[Territoriality|territorial]] and guard [[Harem (zoology)|harems]] of females. [[Spawn (biology)|Spawning]] akes place at dusk and occurs over a few days. Small groups made up a male and a number of females take part in the spawning. The breeding season can be as long as ten months off central Brazil although briefer breeding seasons were noted in other areas. On the [[Abrolhos Archipelago|Abrolhos Bank]] off Brazil, breeding is from July to August, in [[Pernambuco]] it runs from August to October and in Fernando de Noronha spawning occurs July and August, but may extend into September. In Bermuda, spawning has been recorded from May to July. They are reported to have a long larval period which allows for effective and long range dispersal of young. They are thought to grow most rapidly in their early life, attaining around 60% of their possible maximum size in their first year, then the growth rate reduces markedly over the remainder of its life. They have been reported to reach an age of 25 years off Brazil while in tropical areas they grow more quickly and live shorter lives. The oldest fish recorded was from Bermuda and this was 28 years old, Bermudan fish are also the slowest growing. "Cephalopholis fulva" is a small species which means that it is of little interest to commercial fisheries although it appears in markets throughout the [[West Indies]] where it is caught by hook and line and traps. It is commercially fished for in Brazil and is exported It is also captured as juveniles for the aquarium trade. [[Category:Cephalopholis|fulva]] [[Category:Fish of the Atlantic Ocean]] [[Category:Fish described in 1758]] [[Category:Fish of Cuba]]