A large species with yellow eyes and a whiting-like slender body. It is only found in sheltered habitats without direct swell exposure, typically  Sargassum beds or seagrass. Females are most common, and look like a larger version of Neoodax balteatus, but lacking the dark stripe down the side. Males are rare, and have bright blue lines on the face and a darker body than the green females.

• Max Size: 29 cm
• Sea Temperature Range: 11.9-22.1°C
• Depth: 1 - 15 m
• Habitat: Rocky Reef, Seagrass

• Threats: Exploitation
• IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
• Occurrence: Frequent (12% 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 (3 per transect)
  Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.