Fin formula: D. I/6; P1. I/18; P2. 1/5; A. 3/8-9. Body elongate with large, broad and depressed head. Mouth wide-ventral. Body pale greenish or grayish overall. Barbels short, slender; nasal barbel very short, extending posteriorly only to end of posterior naris; maxillary and mental barbels not reaching posteriorly beyond head. Anal fin with 4-6 simple rays, 7-9 branched rays.