Dark upper back, pale snout and belly with numerous blue spots, absence of dark stripe extending anteriorly from the ventral caudal fin margin onto the caudal peduncle or flank; presence of a horizontal dark stripe extending from the dorsal caudal fin margin anteriorly to the pectoral fin base; absence of a conspicuous (larger than eye) spot slightly ahead and below dorsal fin base; absence of bars on the caudal fin. It resembles another species (Canthigaster rostrata) very closely, but this species doesn’t have the long dark horizontal stripe and only inhabits the Carribean.

Only common in the Eastern Atlantic.

Eastern Atlantic; Canary Islands and the Azores. It is found on rocky bottoms in depths of 1-50 meters.

Mating season is spring. Males often chase off intruders during this time.