Size small, body elongated, moderately compressed; snout pointed; occipital profile almost straight. Seventh pectoral filaments, not reaching midpoint of anal fin.The depth of the posterior margin of the maxilla is greater than the diameter of the eye. Snout pointed; posterior margin of preopercle serrated. The lateral line extends from the upper end of the gill opening to the mid-distal margin of the caudal-fin membrane. Caudal-fin deeply forked; non-filamentous. Brown tinge at the top of the head and trunk, the undersides turning golden; posterior margins of 1st & 2nd dorsal, anal, and caudal fins blackish, residuals parts yellowish; pectoral fins mostly black; the base of pectoral filaments whitish in colour, turning yellowish white on posterior tips; the base of pelvic fin white, remaining parts yellowish.