Light to mid brown dorsally. Irregular and faint dark brown mottling present above, with few scattered black dots. Dorsal surfaces densely dusted with iridocytes. A dark blotch or saddle-shaped marking present at the trunk-tail junction dorsally. Flanks darker than dorsum, marbled with light and dark areas. Dark facial patches may occur on the lateral snout, below the eye, and in the lateral gill region, but are usually indistinct. On the lower head and lower flanks, iridocytes form a cloudy pattern of clustered patches. Ventral skin mostly unpigmented and transparent. Scattered iridocytes present on the anterior and lateral abdominal regions. Tail similar in dorsal coloration to the trunk but overall lighter and with more distinct markings; tail (including fins) marbled to speckled. Numerous small clusters of cream- to silver-colored iridocytes, often forming rosette-like structures, cover the tail and tail fins.