Description: back
and upper sides olive to bluish with yellow spots; lower
sides and belly with alternating narrow, longitudinal
pink and yellow stripes; prominent midlateral yellow
stripe begins at mouth and runs to tail, broadening as it
passes the dorsal fins; caudal fin yellow and deeply
forked; no dark lateral spot.
Similar Fish: none.
Where found:
juveniles INSHORE on grassbeds and back reefs; adults
NEARSHORE or OFFSHORE over sandy areas near reefs.
