Alternating dark brown and pink or light brown bands on body separated by narrow white bands, which often continue onto dorsal fin, start of dorsal fin high and opaque, usually partially or fully white and pectoral fin base white. A fringe of cirri on nape and an eyelash-like row of cirri above each eye. Cryptic, usually found in holes and crevices in the reef.

• Max Size: 8 cm
• Sea Temperature Range: 20.4-30.6°C
• Depth: 2-16m
• Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef, Seagrass

• IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
• Occurrence: Infrequent (1% 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.