D1 XV/18; D2 absent; P1 18; P2 4; A 25. XV/18; absent; 18; 4; 25. Color of body variable, pale-brownish with speckling above and silvery below. The cheek and lower head also silver.. Body moderately elongate and relatively short head. Two dorsal fins, the first a single long ray on top of rear part of head, the second with a long base, middle rays much shorter; one long-based anal fin with middle rays much shorter; pelvic fins inserted under rear part of head with long, thick rays that extend far beyond the beginning of the anal fin.