A small sample was found in South Africa and Mozambique.

Its set apart from others due to its luminous gland being shaped like a Y and a distinctive lower jaw that appears somewhat pointed.

[1] This species reaches a length of 12.1 cm (4.8 in).

[3] The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Phillip C. Heemstra (1941-2019), of the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, because of his contributions to the studiy of percoid fshes from the western Indian Ocean.

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