Big fish with a large hump on the forehead and beak-shaped mouths. Adults are uniformly greenish, juveniles are brown to green with white spots on the side. They are mostly seen in feeding groups up to 30-40 animals strong.

Since 2012 globally considered rare due to overfishing. Healthy populations remain in some areas

Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Samoa and the Line Islands, north to the Yaeyama and Wake islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia. The live in a depth range of 1-30 meters.

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