Adults green with red streaks on scales aligning to make narrow red bands on sides, a large red patch on cheek, oblique green lines through eye and red scribbles behind eye. Fins with iridescent blue lines and spots, and tail fin triangular green markings in corners. Juveniles pale with a yellow top half of head, two yellow stripes along mid side, another less distinct stripe along back and three black ocelli (two on back/dorsal fin and one on tail base). Large individuals are usually found below 10m depth, while juveniles prefer shallow water such as tide pools.

• Max Size: 19 cm
• Sea Temperature Range: 23.3-28.1°C
• Depth: 1-60m
• Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef

• Threats: Exploitation
• IUCN Threat Status: Data Deficient
• Occurrence: Widespread (100% 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 (2 per transect)
  Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.