D1 VIII/11; D2 absent; P1 17; P2 I/6; A III/8. Color of body olive-brown above with silvery sides and belly; no spots or bars present on fins or body. Eyes bright pink. Body elongate and moderately conlpressed, with a deep caudal peduncle. Head pointed. Operculum with a small spine. Mouth large and slightly oblique, the upper jaw extending to behind eye. Teeth villiform in jaws. Pectoral fins short and rounded. Caudal fin rounded. Scales ctenoid, large.