Characterized by having two tapering filaments on dorsal midline of escal bulb, each darkly pigmented except for distal one-half to one fourth of length ; posterior filament twice as long as anterior filament, 25-26.7% of illicium length; 2 simple, short, unpigmented tapering appendages placed bilaterally on dorsal surface of escal bulb posterior to long tapering filaments; swollen basal part of compressed posterior escal appendage without pigment; presence of connecting membrane between anterior and posterior filaments of posterior escal appendage; teeth on lower jaw 35-39; teeth on vomer 2; dorsal fin rays 7; anal fin rays 6; pectoral fin rays 19-20 (Ref. 86949).