ABSTRACT
Body depth contained 2.9–3.4 times in standard length. Head length 3.2–4.0 times in standard length; interorbital area convex; preopercle subangular, with a shallow notch, the vertical edge and rear half of lower edge finely serrate; posterior and anterior nostrils subequal in size. Gill rakers 12–15 on upper limb, 24–29 on lower limb, 37–44 total. Dorsal fin with 9 spines and 18–21 rays, the interspinous membranes indented; anal fin with 3 spines and 9–11 rays; pectoral-fin rays 19–23; caudal fin deeply forked. Midlateral-body scales ctenoid; lateral-line scales 68–86; lateral-scale series 95–146.
