A wide dark stripe along midline from eye to end of caudal peduncle within pigmented area on back and flanks; both dorsal and anal fins with 7 1/2 branched rays; snout blunt, markedly rounded; mouth subterminal; pharyngeal teeth 5-4; body scaleless besides lateral line scales and several scales above and below lateral line behind head; lateral line usually with 54-77 scales, terminating on caudal peduncle; postcleithrum usually absent (Ref. 52853).

Description: Dorsal fin with 3 or rarely 4 simple and 7 1/2 or 8 1/2 branched rays; anal fin with 3, rarely 4 simple and 6 1/2, 7 1/2 or 8 1/2 branched rays (Ref. 52853).