Diagnosis: three scale rows between upper and lower lateral lines; 34-36 scales on longitudinal line; 31-52 outer teeth on upper jaw; body heigth 43.3-51.2% SL; predorsal 37.5-44.9% SL; length of dorsal fin base 57.1-64.6% SL; pectoral fin length 36.0-47.2% SL (Ref. 52029).

Description: Body height deepest at origin of pelvic fin; caudal peduncle thick; Hump on forehead (small in young, developing with growth); eye small and round; mouth oblique, gape when mouth is closed forming angle of about 30 degrees to horizontal axis of body; posterior edge of mouth not reaching a vertical line through anterior margin of eye; dorsal fin origin above first upper lateral line scale; four anteriormost spines increasing in length posteriorly, fourth to 16th spines about equal, three posteriormost spines slightly increasing posteriorly; each spine with a lappet near tip; soft rays branched; four (or five) anteriormost soft rays increasing in length posteriorly, thereafter length decreasing posteriorly; anal fin spines increasing in length posteriorly; each spine with a lappet near tip; three anteriormost soft rays increasing in length posteriorly, thereafter length decreasing posteriorly; upper end of pectoral fin base below base of third (or fourth) dorsal fin spine; distal tip of pectoral fin acutely pointed; fifth ray from uppermost longest, reaching a vertical line through base of second anal fin spine; pelvic fin origin below base of fourth (to sixth) dorsal fin spine; all soft rays branched, increasing in length laterally; outermost soft ray filamentous; caudal fin emarginate (Ref. 52029).