The white-lipped hanger mainly feeds on seaweed, and inhabits waters between 3 and 30 meters deep in the coral reef area facing the sea, usually near steep slopes.

After understanding what the white lip hangs on, let's introduce its appearance characteristics.

The fish with white lips is oval and flat, with a small head , the outline of the back of the head is obviously protruding. The body of the adult fish is uniformly brown, and the upper and lower lips are gray-white, hence the name white lip hanging. The caudal fin is brown-black, with a white band at the base and a blue margin at the end, and the tail spine is white. The dorsal and anal fins are the same color as the body and have blue margins, and the ends of the soft rays have orange margins.