Variable colouration from dark red to pale grey, dense covering of small blue spots, stripe from bottom lip between eyes to dorsal fin, crescent-shaped tail with broad yellow rear margin, as well as anal and dorsal fins; juvenile has large black spot at tail base, blue-spotted three-zone body: white belly, black midline, olive back. Adults distinguished from V. albimarginata (White-edge Coronation Trout) by broad yellow rear tail margin.

• Max Size: 83 cm
• Sea Temperature Range: 20.0-30.7°C
• Depth: 3-300 m
• Habitat: Coral Reef
• Habitat Generalisation Index: 6.5
  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

• Threats: Exploitation, Habitat degradation
• IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
• Occurrence: Infrequent (8% 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.