Preserved color pattern in alcohol (Fig. 2). Holotype and initial phase individuals (Fig. 2A) with light
brown body, darker dorsally, the edges of scales narrowly darker than centers; three light horizontal lines
along body, a thin one running dorsally below lateral line, one at midbody and the other ventrally above anal
fin; head brown with darker coloration above orbit, paler below; dorsal fin translucent brown with a prominent
black spot halfway along dorsal spine 2; anal fin pale brown with light edge, with a prominent dark
brown spot extending from base to tip of fin along anal spine 3 and anal rays 1–2; a small dark brown spot at
upper base of pectoral fins; pectoral fins transparent, caudal fin pale brown. Terminal phase coloration in
alcohol (Fig. 2B) also brown, with dorsal part of head and body dark brown to almost black from above eye to
a slightly oblique demarcation below base of fourth dorsal spine to just behind pectoral fin base, forming a
dark brown saddle; small but prominent black spot at base of pectoral fin; dorsal fin with remnants of color
pattern, with a darker middle band and lighter band toward the tips of the fin rays; anal fin dark proximally
with a light distal band; pectoral fins transparent, caudal fin pale brown.