Habitat 
Depth 
Group 
Role WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
The grey, large-scaled body has orange-red fins and a strong elongated snout. Orange markings may occur on the head. Common length is around 50 cm, with published records reaching about 70 cm.WHERE DOES IT LIVE?
It occupies reefs and adjacent seabeds across the Indo-Pacific. Its natural range extends beyond the Maldives. This scene shows one individual near reef structure but does not measure local depth.WHAT DOES IT EAT?
Its diet includes crustaceans, molluscs and echinoderms. These prey groups are documented, but a link to a particular species is not inferred just because that species shares the filmed habitat.GO FURTHER WITH AMIGANSEAU
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