"The function of the 'wedding blush' is to attract the attention of the opposite sex," Tseng Ch'ing-hsien explains, pointing out that the color gradually disappears once the mating season is over.
「一般說來，幼魚的色彩較平淡，等到它變成『成魚』，在繁殖季節，身上某部分就會出現漂亮的『婚姻色』，藉以吸引異性的注意」，曾晴賢指出，婚姻色通常會隨著繁殖季節的消失而褪色。