Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Madagascar, Comoro Islands, Seychelles, Andaman Sea, Sumatra and the Seribu Islands (Java Sea). Not found in Maldives and Sri Lanka
形態特徵
(總數): 8 - 9; 背的軟條 (總數): 17 - 20;臀棘2;臀鰭軟條: 12 - 14. Overall color is orange, with a thin white stripe (very narrow) running along the back from top of the head tocaudalpeduncle.整體的色彩是橘色的, 具有一個沿著來自頭部到尾柄的頂端的背部的細的白色斑紋 (非常狹窄的)。背鰭Ⅸ-18;臀鰭Ⅱ-12;胸鰭18;腹鰭Ⅰ-5。側線鱗38+11。鰓耙4+8。體長為體高2.5倍;為頭長3.5倍。頭長為吻長3.2倍;為眼徑4倍。前鰓蓋骨後緣幾光滑。背鰭前方鱗達眼前緣上方。背鰭鰭棘與鰭條之間有凹刻。體呈淡黃褐色。1條白色縱帶從吻端經眼間隔沿背鰭基底至尾柄背部。各鰭呈淡色。體長58mm。
生物學描述
Found in shallowinshorereef habitats, often in strong current zones to about 15 m depth
