[4] This species inhabits warm subtropical and tropical waters of the western Atlantic, and is found off the coasts of southern Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, and the West Indies.

[4] Slight shading on the scales often leads to very soft subtle lines that run the flank of the fish from the gills to the tail.

[4] An amphidromous species, it lives in inshore tropical waters and moves onto shallow mudflats or sand flats to feed with the incoming tide.

[5] Ledges, drop-offs, and clean, healthy seagrass beds yield abundant small prey such as crabs and shrimp.

[citation needed] In the Los Roques archipelago bonefish primarily hunt glass minnows, however this behavior is atypical.