Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 15 m . Tropical; 30°N - 30°S
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; ; 7.0 cm TL (female)
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 11. First spine of the anal fin is minute or imbedded . Terminal males of S. strigiventer and S. bandanensis are similar, but in S. strigiventer the uppermost lateral blue streak rather than the lowermost one extends to the tail . Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Full article at FishBaseLeast Concern (LC); Date assessed:12 July 2008 (FishBase)
ATCGGCACCCTATACTTAGTTTTTGGTGCTTGAGCTGGAATGGTCGGCACAGCCCTAAGTCTACTTATTCGAGCCGAACTTAGTCAGCCAGGGGCTCTCCTAGGAGACGACCAGATTTATAATGTAATTGTTACAGCACATGCATTCGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATTATGATTGGTGGTTTCGGAAACTGGCTCATCCCACTAATAATCGGGGCACCCGACATGGCTTTCCCTCGAATAAACAATATGAGTTTTTGACTTCTCCCACCGTCGTTCCTTCTTCTACTTGCCTCTTCTGGTGTAGAAGCAGGGGCCGGTACCGGGTGAACAGTTTACCCCCCTCTAGCAGGAAATTTAGCTCATGCCGGTGCATCCGTGGACCTAACTATCTTTTCACTACACTTAGCAGGGGTTTCCTCAATCCTAGGAGCAATTAATTTTATTACAACCATTATCAACATAAAACCGCCTGCGATTTCTCAATATCAAACACCCCTATTTGTGTGAGCAGTCCTTATCACAGCAGTCCTTCTTCTTCTGTCCCTGCCCGTCCTCGCTGCCGGAATTACAATGCTTTTAACAGACCGAAACCTAAATACCACCTTCTTTGACCCTGCCGGAGGGGGAGATCCCATTCTTTATCAACACTTATTTTGA