Species infomation
Distinctive features:
- No orbital cirri.
- Females with Y-shaped cranial pattern with a dot in the centre.
- Breeding males with black head, front of body and dorsal fin.
Physical description:
No orbital cirri. Simple nasal cirri.
Colouration:
Females and juveniles: largely transparent. Pink/blue cranial pattern of a Y with a dot in the centre. Red vertebral column with white dashes.
Breeding males: black head, front of body and dorsal fin. Iris black.
Size:
Reaches 3.0 cm.
Habitat:
Found on corals in patch reefs. Breeding males found in holes.
Species images and information
E. bahamensis has no orbital cirri. E. bahamensis has a cranial pattern of a Y-shape with a dot in the centre. E. carib has broken blotches make a rough U-shape with another wider U below it.
E. bahamensis has no orbital cirri. E. bahamensis has a cranial pattern of a Y-shape with a dot in the centre. E. leptocirris has 2 convex lines in a )( shape, both of which are broken.
E. bahamensis has no orbital cirri. E. bahamensis has a cranial pattern of a Y-shape with a dot in the centre. E. occidentalis has a rough X-shape made up of rows of blotches around a central one.
E. bahamensis has no orbital cirri. E. ruetzleri has no pink and is instead largely brown with some blue spots while E. bahamensis is largely a pinkish hue.