Snout is slender long and pointed, its length equal to or greater than mouth width. Upper labial furrows are elongated and prominent. Eyes are small and circular. First dorsal fin with short free rear tips, its origin over or slightly behind free rear tips of pectoral fins. Second dorsal fin with short free rear tips, its origin slightly behind anal fin origin. No inter-dorsal ridge is present. Most fins with black tips in adults but unmarked in juveniles.