Relatively uncommon species, most often found on the edge of seagrass beds in WA. The colouration and pattern varies little between sites. The upper body has a bone-coloured base covered by small brown spots with three or four darker brown bands across the centre of the body. The lower body also has brown spots but in lower numbers and on a cream-coloured base. A number of short blunt spines, which are very dark, occur around the upper edge of the body.

• Max Size: 13 cm
• Sea Temperature Range: 13.4-23.4°C
• Depth: 2-25m
• Habitat: Seagrass, Soft sediment

• IUCN Threat Status: Data Deficient
• Occurrence: Infrequent (7% 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.