Fin formula: D. 1/7; P1. 1/11; P2. 6; A. 3/27-30. Body is elongated and laterally compressed. Eye with board adipose lids. It has moderate and sub-terminal mouth. Upper jaw longer than lower jaw. Barbel present and 4 pairs in total. Dorsal spine slender and comparatively weak than pectoral. It also shorter than head and serrated posteriorly. No adipose fin in adult. Body dark on back and whitish or silvery at the sides and abdomen.