Blue to blue-grey with yellow rear edges of scales on sides, a bright yellow tail, dorsal and anal fins with bright blue margins and elongated rear margins ending in tips further back than tail fin and a bright blue spot at base of pectoral fin. Head with a blue edged black spot on nape containing numerous small blue spots, a broad blue margin on rear of gill cover, a large blue spine on cheek, blue blotch on lips, outer eye blue and iris yellow.

• Max Size: 45 cm
• Sea Temperature Range: 17.6-31.1°C
• Depth: 1-70m
• Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
• Habitat Generalisation Index: 8.1
  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
• IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
• Occurrence: Frequent (16% 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.