Marine; brackish; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 8 - 110 m . Tropical; 34°N - 26°S, 76°E - 172°E

Maturity: Lm 16.6, range 13 - ? cm Max length : 24.0 cm SL male/unsexed; ; common length : 18.0 cm SL male/unsexed;

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Suborbital spine absent. Preopercle with 3 transverse scale rows. Pectoral fins moderately long, reaching to or just short of level of anus. Pelvic fins moderately long, reaching to or just short of level anus. A line drawn up from posterior edge of suborbital reaching the dorsal profile at about the origin of dorsal fin. Females predominate at small sizes while males dominate the larger size classes. Maybe a sequential hermaphrodite. Axillary scale present. Color: Upper body iridescent pink, silvery white below. Lower margin of caudal fin white. Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal;  Cross section: oval.