Description
Terminal phase individual, likely male:
- Body greenish dorsally, white or pale grey ventrally.
- Sharp bluish stripe running along middle and dorsal side of body.
- The dorsal stripe runs from nape and along dorsal fin base to upper caudal peduncle.
- Middle stripe runs from head to caudal peduncle but interrupted for a short section behind pectoral fin.
- Head with two blue stripes, small orange-red blotch just above pectoral fin base.
Initial phase individual, likely female:
- Body pale brownish grey to pale greyish ventrally.
- Yellowish to reddish snout.
- A prominent short black stripe after pectoral fin base.
Juvenile
- Pale brown on upper body, white ventrally.
- Dark brown to black mid-lateral stripe running from eyes through body.
