These three cell layers consist of the melanophores (occupying the deepest layer), the guanophores (forming an intermediate layer and containing many granules, producing a blue-green colour) and the lipophores (yellow, the most superficial layer).
ðiːz θɹˈiː sˈɛl lˈeɪɚz kənsˈɪst ʌvðə mˈɛlɐnˌɑːfoːɹz ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪɪŋ ðə dˈiːpɪst lˈeɪɚ, ðə ɡwˈɑːnəfˌoːɹz fˈɔːɹmɪŋ ɐn ˌɪntɚmˈiːdiət lˈeɪɚ ænd kəntˈeɪnɪŋ mˈɛni ɡɹˈænuːlz, pɹədˈuːsɪŋ ɐ blˈuːɡɹˈiːn kˈʌlɚ ænd ðə lˈɪpəfˌoːɹz jˈɛloʊ, ðə mˈoʊst sˈuːpɚfˈɪʃəl lˈeɪɚ.