A blackish leopard wrasse covered in iridescent bluish-green spotsscales edged in pale green in males, or small pale spots in females, black anal and pelvic fins, and and abruptly pale caudal fin with blackish lobes in males. Color in life of black with iridescent blue-green spots on body and light yellow antero-dorsally on head body; head banded. Anterior lateral line pored scales 2-3. Males display with metallic green shiny color that is turned on shortly for the occasion
