is a species of demersal marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Triglidae, the gurnards and sea robins.

[4] Lepidotrigla papilio has a large, bony head with the margin of the snout being nearly smooth and its lateral profile is very slightly concave.

The bony snout has a small medial notch, edged on either side by tiny marginal spines.

The caudal fin is brownish with whitish band at its base.The pectoral fins have a dark green inner surfave edged with a thin band of blue, in small juveniles this resembles an eyespot.

[5] This species reaches a maximum published total length of 20 cm (7.9 in).