The Banded Driftfish has a compressed body, a small mouth and a deeply notched dorsal fin. Juveniles are silvery with indistinct dark bands. Adults are silver grey with thin stripes.
This species grows to 23 cm in length.
Juveniles are often seen in coastal waters swimming with jellyfishes. Adults have been observed under floating weeds, but are probably benthopelagic.
It occurs worldwide in tropical marine waters.
In Australia it is known from off north-western Western Australia and off northern Queensland to the central coast of New South Wales.
View a map of the collecting localities of specimens in the Australian Museum Fish Collection.
The Banded Driftfish is also known as the Arafura Eyebrowfish and Dusky Driftfish.
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