Anterior nostril pierced on front side of a flap; processus dentiformis present; small median notch in upper lip, median interruption in lower lip; no median notch in lower jaw; lateral line incomplete, reaching vertical of middle of dorsal-fin base; anus about 1-2 eye diameters in front of anal-fin origin; 8.5 branched dorsal-fin rays; 5.5 branched anal-fin rays; caudal fin emarginate, with 7+7 branched rays; axillary pelvic lobe present; a black blotch on cheek, below eye, tip of snout yellow; body orange, with 4 broad dark brown bars, wider than interspaces; a swarm of black pigments forming a very broad band from first bar to caudal-fin base; black bar at caudal-fin base restricted to lower two-thirds, with a lower posterior projection along base of 3 lowermost principal rays; an elongate black spot on last upper procurrent ray and base of uppermost principal ray; a low black spot on anterior base of dorsal fin; a series of blackish marks on rays of all fins (Ref. 36949).