Body with darker greenish back fading to pale belly, thin pale stripe below dorsal fin, short dark stripe behind upper lip, occasional individuals with bright yellow rather than grey colouration. Front edge of anal fin shorter than rear edge, making it longer and more pointed than all other drummer species, except K. cinerascens (Snubnose Drummer). Forms large, often mixed schools in surgy shallows around exposed headlands. Previously known as K. pacificus.

• Max Size: 76 cm
• Sea Temperature Range: 18.0-30.0°C
• Depth: 1-30m
• Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef, Seagrass
• Habitat Generalisation Index: 24.5
  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

• IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
• Occurrence: Infrequent (9% 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: Many (30 per transect)
  Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.