Adult creamy-colored with numerous dark spots.
Juvenile: bright reddish brown with a few large white, dark-edged patches. Conspicuous by their extremely restless and lurching mode of swimming. Older juveniles are grey-brown with large white patches and are already developing the dark dot of the adults.
Size : 70 cm
Habitat : Inhabits coral-rich lagoons and out reefs, 1-35 m. Usually alone, during the day frequently at protected locations, can be seen front of coral blocks or below overhangs. Juvenile always swim close to a seabed with plenty of hiding places.
Distribution : The Maldives to SW Japan, Fiji and New Caledonia.