Pale blue with fine speckling, white marginal band (occasionally with orange spots), two black longitudinal – often broken – stripes and curved band on the head, orange rhinophores and gill markings.
Unevaluated by the IUCN Red list.
West Pacific, Indonesia and the Philippines to Guam, also Japan. It’s depth range is uncertain.
They reproduce by laying eggs in a mucus, ribbon-like veil
Up to 6cm.
It feeds on sponges
This species can be confused with somewhat similar species of the Chromodorids, but the yellow tips on the gills and rhinophores, together with the black striping set it apart from the others.