Long tube snout, eyespot on rear dorsal fin.
Size : 20 cm
Habitat : At coastal and interior reefs, also in sandy muddy areas with murky water, 1-25 m. Territorial species. Alone or in pairs. Feeds on small invertebrates, which are picked out with the tube snout from small crevices.
Distribution : Andaman Sea and NW Australia to SW Japan, the Philippines, PNG and GBR.