Elongate, rigid, box-like body covered in round brown spots with a sharp and long dorsal fin ray above the head, large wing-like pectoral fins with protruding fin ray tips. It appears to walk over the sand with its rigid pelvic rays. They are solitary.

Unassessed by the IUCN Red list. Not a very common species of flying gurnard but widely spread in the Indopacific.

From the Red Sea and the East African coast to the Indopacific, Hawaii, French Polynesia, South Japan to Northern Australia. It can be found on sandy patches near coastal reefs, in a depth range of 1-100 meters.

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