[1] The prickly leather-jacket is a medium-sized fish which grows up to 31 cm (12 in).

It is widely distributed throughout the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Persian Gulf and South Africa excluded, to the central islands of the Pacific Ocean.

[2] The background coloration of the body is light brown or sand-colored with dark longitudinal lines and blotches outlined with blue.

Its dorsal, anal and caudal fin are translucent but only the rays are a bit darker and visible.

The prickly leather-jacket mainly feeds on algaes and small marine invertebrates.