Often recorded singly, but sometimes in schools.
Adults sometimes associate with Pavona decussata corals, while juveniles associate
with branching corals, such as Acropora spp.
Protogynous (able to change sex from female to male) species. Some populations
exhibit diandric protogyny, in which juveniles can either be born as males and
develop as males (primary male), or born as females and change sex to become
males (secondary male) later in life.
Description
Body white to pale brown.
Head grey to pale brown.
A vertical black bar crosses through pectoral fin base. In juveniles, there is another vertical black bar in front of the caudal peduncle, which fades with growth.
