Author: (Ahl, 1923)
FBname: White-freckled surgeonfish
Comments: Inhabits clear outer reef flats and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710).  Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302).  Solitary or in small wide-ranging groups (Ref. 9710).  Usually in schools of mixed similar species when grazing algae (Ref. 48637).