És un peix marí, associat als esculls[5] i de clima tropical (24 °C-26 °C; 35°N-30°S) que viu entre 0-90 m de fondària (normalment, entre 5 i 30).[3][6][7]
↑Randall, J.E., 2001. Surgeonfishes of Hawai'i and the world. Mutual Publishing and Bishop Museum Press, Hawaii. 123 p.
↑Hardy, J.D. Jr., 2003. Coral reef fish species. NOAA\National Oceanographic Data Center. NODC Coral Reef Data and Information Management System. Estats Units. 537 p.
↑Lieske, E. i R. Myers, 1994. Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Harper Collins Publishers, 400 p.
↑Baensch, H.A. i H. Debelius, 1997. Meerwasser atlas. Mergus Verlag GmbH, Postfach 86, 49302, Melle, Alemanya. 1216 p. 3a edició.
↑Mundy, B.C., 2005. Checklist of the fishes of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Bishop Museum Bulletins in Zoology. Bishop Mus. Bull. Zool. (6):1-704.