This species is diagnosed by the following characters: D 69-77; A 52-61; D/A 23-26, V in D 1.9-2.1; vertebrae 12+30-33=42-45; multiple small cirri on occiput; a single (outer) pseudoclasper wing-shaped with 2 slender supporters, slightly bent, particularly the posterior one and are exactly of same length; 3-5 rows of scales on upper part of cheek, 2 rows on its lower part; otolith has a moderately pointed anterior tip and pronounced postdorsal angle, with undivided short sulcus, its centre anterior to centre of otolith, inclined with 5 to 10°, the otolith length to otolith height is 2.2, otolith length to sulcus length is 2.2-2.4 (Ref. 76869).