Eviota guttata

Part of a species complex including E. teresae, E. albolineata, and E. taeiae. Records of E. guttata outside of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Oman may be other species within the complex, based on variable coloration. E. guttata presents with an interorbital red spot which is distinctly disconnected to two larger red spots behind the eyes, which are connected in E. taeiae. The interorbital spot is absent in E. albolineata. Eyes exhibit thin white or gold spokes extending out from pupil, with occaisional mottling over the iris. Red stripe behind the eye is incomplete, diferentiating E. guttata from E. albolineata which exhibits a complete red stripe. Reddish rectangular blocks on the ventral side of the body are wider than they are tall.