Species infomation
Distinctive features:
- Very bushy long cirri.
- Reddish to yellow body.
- Iris red-orange with blue bands.
Physical description:
3 heavily branched cirri total on front of face - 2 over eyes and one in the centre. Seem to 'merge' together.
Males: cirri 2x diameter of eye.
Females: shorter cirri. Nasal cirri with multiple branches. 2 rows of cirri on nape.
Colouration:
Translucent, colour variable from red to pink to yellow. 2 thin brown bars from bottom of eye which border a white blotch. Cirri white to yellowish. ~9 reddish blotches on upper body. Red line along vertebrae. Two large white blotches behind head. Iris is a red-orange blue stripes. Very front of dorsal fin light brown.
Size:
Reaches 4.0 cm.
Habitat:
Found in holes in rocky reefs.
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