D1 V; D 2 I/29; P1 20; P 2 12; A I/29. Ground color dorsally yellowish to pale brown to reddish brown and ventrally white; 6-8 dark brown diagonal saddlelike bars are frequently visible on flanks and dorsum; caudal fin yellowish to brownish with many brown speckles; anal, pectoral and pelvic fins translucent to yellowish to orange. Body elongate and little compressed; base of dorsal and anal fins long. Scale longitudinal, cycloid.