Native fish are silver to brownish yellow with four vertical black stripes and red fins and snout.

The great yellow fins along her spine bristled, and the priestesses of her order saw the signal.

Another white band encircles the fish just behind the yellow pelvic fins.

The yellow ventral fins also distinguish it from other gobies.

Females will be primarily pink with yellow fins and tail.

The breeding male develops an iridescent blue coloration with yellow or orange fins.

During mating, the males will turn their caudal fins yellow or orange, for certain unknown sexually selective reasons.

Older fish tend to be more yellow, with large specimens having bright yellow fins.

As its name suggests, the yellow fins of the yellowfin bream are distinctive.

It has bright yellow fins which also contain distinctive patterning, while its head contains dark and white stripes.