Squirrel Fish

Anyone know if squirrel fish is served on SXM and where?

I've never heard of it. Tell me more.

does it eat nuts? I have sailed, fished and dived the Caribbean for years and never heard of it.

As a scuba diver I have seen squirrel fish many times. They are plentiful. They are red, have big eyes and like to hang out under ledges and corals. I have no idea though if they are on menus however.

have to check my fish chart

Lots of squirrel fish at all the sites I have dived in around St Maarten. Very common fish but since it is a local reef fish I would be apprehensive due to the possible toxicity in the fish.
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A friend, also a scuba driver, had it in Guadeloupe at a small beach front resturant. Said it was wonderful

Yeah, eating any reef fish is a bad idea - Ciguatera Toxin is a possibility in all of them.