Author: (Schlegel & Müller, 1845)
FBname: Foxface
Comments: Sometimes territorial, occurs in coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs. Often among staghorn corals (Ref. 90102). Usually occurs singly or in pairs, but juveniles and subadults occasionally occur in large schools among <i>Acropora</i> where they feed on algae growing on the dead bases of the coral branches.  Capable of inflicting painful stings (Ref. 4690, 48637).