Description: Overall grey to tan with horizontal stripes black three lateral and one at dorsal-fin base, may be broken or absent sometimes (Ref. 90102). Detailed color description of live and preserved specimens could be found in Ref. 5296. Osprey Reef and Great Barrier Reef fishes differ in size and color pattern (Ref. 5269). Dorsal fin XII.13-15 (usually 14); anal fin 11,14-17 (usually 16); pectoral fin 12-14 (usually 13); caudal-fin segmented rays 13. Vertebrae 10 + 21-23 (usually 22); dentary incisors and canines very similar in appearance, 42-51, posterior canines 4-8 on each side (rarely 8 unilaterally), but less than 4 in specimens less than 20 mm SL. (Ref. 5296). Posterior rim of anterior nostril with cirrus. Lateral line tube series ends between ninth to twelfth dorsal spine. Body depth 5.7 in SL at anal-fin origin (Ref. 90102).