Black spot below rear dorsal fin, mauve streak below eye, and black spot at pectoral fin base. Territorial, farming turf algae on the base of branching corals. Light bar across middle of body and stripe from mouth to pectoral fin, sometimes occuring in courting males. S. punctatus (Bluntsnout Gregory) has larger, less distinct black spot under dorsal fin, and darker scale margins.

• Max Size: 14 cm
• Sea Temperature Range: 22.1-31.2°C
• Depth: 1-12m
• Habitat: Coral Reef, Soft sediment
• Habitat Generalisation Index: 18.7
  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: Common (22% 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 (23 per transect)
  Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.