Max. size: 20.0 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment: reef-associated; non-migratory; marine ; depth range 1 - 15 m
Distribution:
Gazetteer Indo-West Pacific: Maldives to Fiji, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island; throughout Micronesia.
Morphology: Dorsal spines (total): 8;
