Pot arribar a fer 7,5 cm de llargària màxima. Vuit espines i 9 radis tous a l'aleta dorsal i 2 espines i 8 radis tous a l'anal. És de color marró vermellós amb 10 franges fosques. Aletes vermelloses. Presenta una taca reflectant de color gris blavós a negre (de vegades, amb les vores de color blanc) a l'opercle. Línia lateral incompleta.[6][7][8][9]
Hàbitat
És un peix marí, associat als esculls[10] i de clima tropical (30°N-24°S) que viu entre 0-37 m de fondària.[6]
És inofensiu per als humans i de costums nocturns.[6]
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Bibliografia
Anònim, 2000. Base de dades de la col·lecció de peixos del J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, Sud-àfrica. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, Sud-àfrica.
Divisió de Peixos de la Smithsonian Institution. Base de dades de la col·lecció de peixos del Museu Nacional d'Història Natural (en anglès). Smithsonian Institution, 2001.