Grey-brown with an oblong orange patch over rear half of body and lower side of forebody leaving a distinct rectangular grey area above and behind pectoral fin base. Four small orange spines on tail base and a yellow or orange ring around eye. May also display large white spots covering head and body. Generally found among gorgonians on coral and rocky reefs.

• Max Size: 46 cm
• Sea Temperature Range: 24.6-30.5°C
• Depth: 2-40m
• Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef

• Threats: Climate change/warming, Habitat degradation
• IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
• Occurrence: Common (20% 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: Solitary (1 per transect)
  Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.