Description: Dorsal fin with 7 spines and 10 soft rays; anal fin with 1 spine and 10-11 soft rays; pectoral fin with 16 soft rays (Ref. 2798). Scales in lateral series 46-50; cheek naked; opercle usually naked, may have few large scales; pectoral base naked; belly usually naked, may have few thin scales; breast usually naked, may have one to five scales; predorsal region fully scaled with large scales numbering 10 to 15 (Ref. 2798, 34009).

Colouration: First dorsal fin with two parallel black bands on basal half of fin (Ref. 34009). Males with light stripe near 1st dorsal fin base (Ref. 2798).