Characteristics

Description

• Body slender compared to other groupers.
• Body greenish grey to brownish grey with numerous orange spots.
• Usually with 3 – 4 horizontal pale stripes on body. Individuals can change the intensity of stripes.

• Body covered with alternate horizontal orange-gold stripes and dark edged bluish stripes.
• May have 1 – 2 blue edged black spots on tail base and may have another blue edged black dot on rear dorsal fin base.