Dark brown with a black spot just behind the upper gill cover, usually with bright blue edged fins. It lives in small groups and stays near shelter at all times.

Least concern on the IUCN Red List. This species is collected for use in aquaria, but so far this doesn’t have a significant effect on the global population.

Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, East Africa to western Thailand. It is one of the most common species of angelfish in the Indian Ocean. Inhabits coral rich and rubble areas of lagoon and seaward reefs, in a depth range of 1-30 meters.

It forms harems of 3-7 individuals.