[2] The species epithet, pica, translates to "magpie" for its resemblance to the bird with black and white feathers.

[3] Breviturma pica has looping white and gold lines on its body.

Its five arms are 3 in (76 mm) long with yellow plates and numerous spines.

[4] Breviturma pica can be found in the Indo-Pacific, including Hawaii, Micronesia, Taiwan, Northern Australia, South Africa, and Southern Israel.

[5] Breviturma pica often lives in between the branches of cauliflower coral and sometimes under stones.