D1 17; D2 absent; P1 10; P2 6; A 25. Body color greenish-brown above, silvery below; a silvery lateral band on the body which becomes wide posteriorly where it is bordered by a dark stripe. Fins yellow, caudal fin dusky. Body elongate rounded in cross-section. Eyes small. Teeth usually directed backwards, but variable and sometimes almost vertical; Caudal fin almost truncate; caudal peduncle roundish.