Chaenopsis deltarrhis

Species infomation

Distinctive features:

1. Iris orange to purplish with white and black blotches.
2. ~9 dark bars along body.
3. Females with speckling of white and dark brown on head.
4. Males with white mottles on dark head.

Physical description:

Very elongate body. No cirri. Males with tall spiny dorsal fin. Notch separating head and flat nape.

Colouration:

Light brown, darker on top and with a white belly and throat. ~9 dark bars along body. Blue branchiostegal membranes. Black bars leading from eye to mouth. Iris orange or a pinisk-purple with blacl stripes and white blotches.
Females: head with light speckling of white and dark brown. Black spot on dorsal fin, behind spine IV.
Males: can be a very dark brown. Top with a light brown to white mottling pattern made up of heavy speckling. No blotch on dorsal fin.
Breeding males: dorsal fin blueish with green wavy stripes separated by orange.

Size:

Reaches 7.5 cm.

Habitat:

Found in worm tubes on sandy bottoms with rubble.