Adults primarily feed on hard corals, such as Acropora spp., while juveniles primarily feed on polychaetes. This species also feed on a wide range of invertebrates, such as hydroids, gastropods and shrimps.
Description
Body yellow, growing darker dorsally.
Several diagonal dark stripes on body.
A black vertical bar runs through each eye, followed by a white vertical bar.
A curved black marking behind the white bar runs from operculum to dorsal fin. This marking is absent or unclear in juveniles.
In juveniles, there is a black spot on the posterior part of dorsal fin.
