It grows to about 10 cm total length, and has a thin, dark vertical 'waistband' with scattered dark spots toward the tail.

It is found in coastal areas throughout much of the Indo-Pacific, including off East Africa, Kiribati, the Ryukyu Islands, New Caledonia, Belau, and the eastern Caroline and Mariana Islands.

[1] The male incubates the eggs until they hatch.

[1] It is not a common marine aquarium fish.

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