Description: two dark brown interrupted stripes on body; the lower stripe runs from snout through eyes along mid-body to caudal fin; the upper stripe runs from above eyes backward to below posterior end of second dorsal fin, and continues as a saddle on peduncle; black spot on upper posterior peduncle; pale-yellow vertical stripe along the base of pectoral fine; narrow yellowish stripes along the bases of dorsal and anal fins; Number of scales along lateral line: 56; nineteen scales in transverse row; median predorsal scales 23, do not reach eyes (end about half eye diameter behind eye); no scales on opercle and preopercle; dorsal fins VI, I 13; anal fin I 11; pectoral fine: 20; pelvic fin I 5, fraenum developed; gill opening restricted, about the height of pectoral base; shoulder girdle under gill cover smooth; teeth tricuspid (Ref. 94829).