Author: Baldwin & Weigt, 2012
FBname: Slope soapfish
Comments: Inhabits clear tropical , mean maximum depth of collected specimens was 17 m, only 6  specimens were collected at depths less than 5 m.  This species lives among coral or rocks on steep slopes, vertical walls, or in other areas with large vertical relief, however, a few specimens have been taken among coral heads in shallow flat areas (Ref. 89885).