High back with bright yellow stripes along body which are often forked behind head, all fins yellow, an oblique black band over eye and a diffuse vertical black band behind head over pectoral fin base. Generally a nocturnal feeder. Juveniles have yellow head, white body with two black stripes along sides and a large black spot on tail base, often act as cleaners for larger fish and turtles.

• Max Size: 41 cm
• Sea Temperature Range: 22.3-31.1°C
• Depth: 2-20m
• Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef, Seagrass
• Habitat Generalisation Index: 4.9
  Also referred to as the SGI (Species generalisation index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here

• Threats: Exploitation, Invasive species
• IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
• Occurrence: Frequent (11% 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: Few (5 per transect)
  Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.