Invasive species
- Typical size
- 20–38 cm
- How it moves
- gentle drifter
- Where to identify it
- Under ledges and in reef crevices, hovering head-down near structure.
- Legal status
- Invasive species — targeted removal is encouraged; handle its venomous spines carefully.
- Season
- No species-specific closed season.
- Conservation
- Careful removal reduces predation on native juvenile reef fish. Never handle an unidentified spine bare-handed.