Species infomation
Distinctive features:
- Orbital cirri present.
- Females green with blue and gold highlights.
- Breeding males with black head, front of body and dorsal fin.
Physical description:
Simple nasal and orital cirri.
Males: first dorsal spines elevated, following spines ~2/3 height.
Females: First 2 dorsal spines elevated, ~2x height of following.
Colouration:
Females: largely transparent with dark green vertebral column with white dashes. Top of head green-gold with blue cranial pattern. Lower cheek gold. White belly and diagonal stripe under cheek. Iris cyan. First few spines with white membrane. First dorsal spine daek grey with white tip.
Breeding males: black head, iris, front of body and front dorsal fin.
Size:
Reaches 2.2 cm.
Habitat:
Found on corals. Breeding males found in holes.
Species images and information
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. Breeding males of E. bahamensis have short and flat dorsal fins.
E. ruetzleri has no pink and is instead largely brown with some blue spots while E. carib is largely a pinkish hue. Breeding males of E. carib have a spike in the inital dorsal fin while E. ruetzleri is only slightly elevated.
E. ruetzleri has no pink and is instead largely brown with some blue spots while E. dianae is largely a pinkish hue. Breeding males of E. dianae have a short orange banner and E. ruetzleri has none.
E. diaphana has no orbital cirri. E. ruetzleri has no pink and is instead largely brown with some blue spots while E. diaphana is largely a pinkish hue or can be black. Breeding males of E. diaphana have short and level dorsal fins.
E. ruetzleri has no pink and is instead largely brown with some blue spots while E. leptocirris is largely a pinkish hue. Breeding males of E. ruetzleri have the first dorsal spine slightly elevated, while E. leptocirris is flat.
E. pricei has no orbital cirri. E. ruetzleri has no pink and is instead largely brown with some blue spots while E. pricei is largely a pinkish hue or black. Breeding males of E. ruetzleri have an elevated first dorsal spine, unlike E. pricei which has a level dorsal fin.