Body with 6 short dermal flaps. Males have distinctive ocellus above the front base of anal fin.

Description: Characterized further by pale bluish grey body color with light brown band from eye to chin; body covered with numerous brown spots; snout longer than first dorsal spine, origin of spine above middle to posterior edge of eye; concave snout profile; relatively large eye, diameter 2.4-2.8 in head length; movable pelvic spine, with small vantral flap; side of caudal peduncle with fine setae in male; rounded caudal fin; depth of body at origin of anal fin 1.8-1.9 in SL (Ref. 90102).