The females of this species are reddish brown with white bands while males have stripes at the rear of their bodies topped with an area of bright yellow. They mainly feed on crustaceans and algae.
- Scientific Name
- Scarus schlegeli
- Classification
- Order: Perciformes, Family: Scaridae
- Habitat
- Kashiwa Island in Kochi Prefecture, south of the Osagawara Islands, India, Pacific Ocean
