[4] Chrysoblephus laticeps has the specific namelaticeps which means "broad head", an allusion to the wide forehead of this species.

[9] The species forms pairs before an elaborate courtship ritual and spawning, the eggs being released well above the seafloor.

[10] South African research shows that individuals occupy a territory ranging of 1,000–3,000 square metres (11,000–32,000 sq ft), and that the extent is independent of fish size or habitat quality.

Activity is markedly reduced during the night, and when cold-water upwelling occur, fish seek the shelter of caves.

Other methods, such as spearfishing, lead to overfishing and a population decline in areas such as Port Elizabeth and False Bay.