Heavy body, yellowish brown with white spots, white rings around the eyes and the black patch on the pectoral fin base.
Common.
Indo-Pacific. Red Sea and East Africa to Micronesia, Hawaii, French Polynesia and Panama, Japan to Australia. It lives on mixed coral, sand, rubble and weed bottoms in a depth of 1-50 meters. Juveniles can usually be found in weedy areas near estuaries.
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Up to 50cm.
It feeds on algae, sponges, molluscs, tunicates, coral, anemones, crabs, worms and echinoderms.
Poisonous to eat.