In comparison, regional Indian Ocean-Red Sea (Gomphosus caeruleus) Bird Wrasse females have different colors. From front to back their body is white to yellow on the bottom and greenish-blue on top.
West-Indo Pacific Female Brown or Black Bird Wrasse Fish
Pictures of Blue, Black, Brown, Green Bird Wrasses
By Stan & Debbie Hauter, About.com Guide
Named for their color, West-Indo Pacific Gomphosus varius species female Bird Wrasses are creamy white colored in front and dark brown to nearly black in back.
Female Brown or Black Bird Wrasse (West-Indo Pacific Gomphosus varius species)
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