Two dark stripes on head, one through centre of eye, the other from top lip passing below eye (these stripes continue all the way to tail base in some individuals), spoke like pattern of dark stripe on outer eye, white stripes on head, a scattering of brown and white stripes on body and a pair of vertically aligned brown spots on tail base. Found on clean white sand areas near reefs and grassy areas. Burrow in the sand. Can be difficult to distinguish from other members of the genus, particularly C. dicrus, which has two black spots on the pectoral fin base.

• Max Size: 8 cm
• Sea Temperature Range: 22.1-31.1°C
• Depth: 2-45m
• Habitat: Coral Reef, Seagrass, Soft sediment

• Threats: Invasive species
• IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
• Occurrence: Common (26% of sites)
  Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
• Abundance: Many (17 per transect)
  Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.