Koloa Landing, Kauai, 20 feet

YO-257 wreck, Waikiki, 90 feet

YO-257 wreck, Waikiki, 90 feet

Lanai Lookout, Oahu, 30 feet

Firehouse, Oahu, 20 feet

Juvenile, Firehouse, Oahu, 20 feet

Honaunau, Hawaii, 6 feet

Juvenile, Ho'okena, Hawaii, 30 feet

Abundant on shallow reefs exposed to surge where it feeds upon filamentous algae.  An aggressive territorial species that may join mixed-species aggregations to feed.  Base color varies from gray to dark brown with orange dots on the face and purple fins, with a pair of black spots at the posterior base of the dorsal and anal fins.  Attains 8 inches.  Red Sea to Okinawa, Hawai'i and French Polynesia.