Description: Brassy to greenish blue dorsally, shading to silvery on sides, adult with 6-7 faint grey bars on dorsal half and several relatively large elliptical yellow spots (often with dusky centers) on middle of side. Body oblong and compressed, dorsal profile more convex than ventral profile. Breast scaleless ventrally to origin of pelvic fins. LL scutes 19-31. Snout usually slightly angular (Ref. 90102). Large individuals develop a terminal snout and elongate points on the soft dorsal and anal fins (Ref. 37816).