Acanthemblemaria exilispinus

Species infomation

Distinctive features:

1. Bushy cirri.
2. Multicoloured inner ring of frontally orange and pink.
3. White spots along lower head and body.

Physical description:

One pair of nasal and orbital cirri. Orbital cirri bushy.

Colouration:

Light green-brown and posteriorly red-brown to dark green. Red or black spots on head. Dark brown blotches along upper head and body. Yellowish to white belly and lower head. Heavy white spotting alongside the lower head and the body.

Size:

Reaches 5.5 cm.

Habitat:

Found in empty worm tubes and holes in muddy rock and rocky reefs.