Filamentous Flasher Wrasse

Males are overall reddish-orange to purplish with 5-6 reddish to bluish stripes along the sides, 5-6 greatly prolonged filaments extending from the soft dorsal-fin rays, and a lunate caudal fin with filamentous lobes. Females are reddish-orange with darker reddish stripes along the sides.

Breeding males often have neon blue markings with a bright yellow first dorsal fin and elongate dorsal fin filaments.