Flat, almost two dimensional, leaf shaped body. White or yellowish with a dark stripe from snout through eye and along body. Usually found swimming in schools, all swimming snout down just above the reef. Joint in the long dorsal spine (a bend near top can often be seen on close inspection, when animal is head down) distinguish it from the other local razorfish, Centriscus scutatus (Grooved Razorfish), which has an unjointed tail spine.

• Max Size: 15 cm
• Sea Temperature Range: 23.0-32.0°C
• Depth: 1-42m
• Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef, Seagrass, Soft sediment

• Threats: Exploitation, Habitat degradation
• IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
• Occurrence: Rare (1% of sites)
  Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
• Abundance: Many (24 per transect)
  Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.