Shell thin, flat and nearly oval, with about 80 fine riblets that alternate in size and are slightly prickly. Pale, shot with numerous beautiful pink rays. Interior pale in the center and with a bluish sheen over the pink rays.
About 80 mm.
Lives low on the shore and in the shallows. Feeds exclusively on encrusting coralline algae.
Two Oceans: A Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa (1994, 2016)
F*CK FISH 