This species is sometimes solitary but often found in pairs or small groups. They are common on most lagoon and seaward reefs.
This one is having its parasites picked off by a couple of cleaner wrasses, Labroides dimidiatus.
Juveniles are often in honeycomb caves and ledges in seaward reef surge channels, and will usually disappear out of sight when approached by a diver.
Usually, you see them swimming upside down on the ceiling of a cave.
Created 16 September 2010
Updated 27 March 2011