Fin formula: D VII+I/11-14; P₁11-12; P2 I/ 5; А III/13-15. It has stout, deep and compressed body. Mouth is oblique. Villiform teeth are present in the jaws. Preopercular hind edge smooth, with one or two serrations at an angle. Small scales occur. Lateral line with 47-63 scales. Preorbital serrated on the upper and lower edges. Body color: greenish-yellow tinge with a silvery broad lateral stripe on the side of the body. A dusky spot on the shoulder. Fins are hyaline; outer edges of the dorsal, anal and caudal fins are blackish.