Males have a yellow-green body, blue line below the dorsal fin, blue tail with a black margin, and bluish green dorsal and anal fins. Females have a pattern of brown stripes along the body similar to those on sixspine leatherjackets, but with dark spots on the belly and head. The brownstriped leatherjacket is uncommon on the Australian mainland but is commonly seen on kelp-covered Tasmanian reefs.

• Max Size: 30 cm
• Sea Temperature Range: 10.2-19.8°C
• Depth: 0-20 m
• Habitat: Rocky Reef

• IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
• Occurrence: Common (28% 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.