Ala Wai, Oahu, 80 feet, 29 mm

Juvenile, Kahe Point, Oahu, 25 feet, 13 mm

Kewalo Hump, Oahu, 90 feet

Kahe Point, Oahu, 25 feet

Common in dead coral heads or in sand under rocks deeper than 30 feet, where it preys upon small fish.  Light and fragile, lavender with brown blotches, juveniles dull orange.  The animal is tan mottled with brown.  Attains 1.7 inches, 44 mm.  Red Sea to Japan, Hawaii, and French Polynesia.