Those pretty white tufts all along his body are actually bristles that they will display when disturbed.
Those bristles can easily penetrate and break off in skin, causing a painful burning sensation and an irritating wound.
Until this trip I had never seen these guys moving. But this trip we often saw them moving about the reef as they foraged.
It also seemed that thw ones we saw on this trip were going out of their way to strike artful poses.
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