From fishes of Australia:
Males are greyish (reddish in mature males) with a bluish/green tinge along the midline, several orange to reddish spots on the sides, yellowish cheeks with three dark red stripes radiating from the eye, the uppermost extending across the pectoral-fin base. Females are dark greyish to brownish with yellowish speckles and three dark stripes radiating from the eye.
In Australia, this species was previously known as
Giurus margaritaceus.
greyish on the back. A bluish or greenish tinge along midline from the pectoral fin base to the caudal peduncle. The flanks have several, orange to reddish dots from pectoral base to hypural base, giving a certain shine to the fish.