Characterized by yellowish color on back grading to white on lower half; head and body with five broad brown bars; numerous blue spots on head, in pale spaces between brown bars; caudal fin with broad white upper margin; dorsal fin with blue and yellow basal stripes; pelvic fins united by low membrane at base of fins; absence of median predorsal scales; side of nape with scales extending forward to above middle of preopercle; longitudinal scale series 80-94; greatest depth of body 5.2-5.8 in SL; lanceolate caudal fin, longer than head length (Ref. 90102).