Bluestripe Snappers have a bright yellow back and sides, with the lower sides and underside of head fading to white. Four bright-blue stripes run longitudinally on the side of the fish, with several faint greyish stripes on lowermost part of sides. All fins are yellow.

Has not yet been assessed for the IUCN Red List.

Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Marquesas and Line islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia. Southeast Atlantic: East London, South Africa.
The Bluestripe Snapper is reef-associated and has a depth range between 3 and 265 meters.
Adults can be found around coral reefs in both shallow lagoons and on outer reef slopes.
Frequently in large groups arounc coral formation, caves or wrecks during the day.
Juveniles inhabit seagrass beds around patch reefs (small isolated platforms of coral).

Spawning occurs throughout most of the year in lower latitudes
When it is time to mate, they sometimes dance in circles with their partners towards the surface of the water.