Diagnosis: Dorsal fins III + XI-XIII + 8-10 (usually III + XII + 9); anal fin I, 16-17 (usually 16 rays); pectoral fin 15: 2-3 + 5-6 + 7 (usually 2+6+7). Lateral line, pored scales 11-12, notched scales 20-22 (usually 22), starting at next scale row below the end of the pored series; total lateral scales 29-30; transverse scales 3/6; nape with scales, abdomen scales cycloid thin, single row of scales at base of pectoral fin. Body depth 4.4-5.2 in SL. Vertebrae 10 + 22-23. Dentary pores 3 + 2 + 3 ; head 3.3-3.9 in SL; eye 2.8-3.6 in head length; orbital margin serrated finely; orbital cirrus minute, about half the diameter of pupil, may be rounded or divided; supratemporal sensory canal crescent-shaped; first dorsal fin about equal in height to second in females, higher in males. Key features are: Body stripes 4-5 diagonal dark brown, dorsal and caudal fins reddish, caudal peduncle with dark bar (Ref. 5497, 57774, 88983).