Whitish with five brown stripes. Tiny yellow dots on the dorsal fin.
Size : 8 cm
Habitat : Inhabits sandy areas in lagoons and outreefs, 6-30 m. Common in some places, but shy. Lives in symbiosis with various Alpheus snapping rock-boring shrimp.
Distribution : Red Sea and East Africa to SW Japan, Micronesia, GBR and Samoa.