D1 III/12; D2 absent; P110; P2 5; A 7.ss. Ground color of head and body light-tan with narrow blackish brown streaks. Body short, deep, slightly compressed. Eyes small, lateral. Mouth oblique with small cardiform teeth on jaws and palate. First dorsal spine about the same length as the 2nd dorsal spine, with a large tuff of filaments. All fins with blackish-brown spots. Illicium longer than next dorsal fin ray with small rounded to elongate esca. Pelvic rays unbranched. Skin very rough, covered with small spines. Ground color of head and body light-tan with narrow blackish-brown streaks. All fins with blackishbrown spots.