Description: deep-bodied; resembles S. carlottae but has a longer and more pointed snout; frontal profile straight to slightly concave; caudal fin rounded (Ref. 52307).

Coloration: snout, front, back and sides of body olive, belly light green; scales on dorsum often with a rusty brown spot at centre; cheeks and opercles greenish to bluish; fins light to medium green (Ref. 52307). Adult males: colors more intense when courting; head and pelvic fins often turn dark blue, while posterior edge of caudal fin becomes reddish; soft dorsal and anal fin portions with many orange dots, better developed in the latter; several rows of brownish maculae may be present in the caudal fin (Ref. 52307).