Body moderately elongate, pale gray in color, with 4–5 longitudinal narrow pink stripes; lips yellowish; 3 blue-bordered red longitudinal stripes on the head slightly extends to the body, red basal stripes on the dorsal and anal fins, black spot at the distal part of the first dorsal fin just behind third spine. Gill opening relatively narrow restricted to the pectoral fin base. Third dorsal-fin spine slightly elongate, forming pointed fin; pelvic fins separated and frenum absent; caudal fin rounded, longer than head. Head and base of the pectoral fin without scales.