[1] The four striped damselfish is commonly found in Indo-Australian Archipelago and western Caroline Islands including Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, and the northern Great Barrier Reef of Australia.

They are found at depths down to 33 feet, and it is associated with isolated coral heads in sheltered inshore habitats.

They are also omnivores, eating anything ranging from algae to small fish or shrimp.

Three alternating black and white vertical bands make up the body coloration with a fourth black band ending at the tail.

It feeds on fish eggs, crustacean larvae, algae, ostracods, amphipods, copepods, and tunicates.