Body brown above, closely speckled with whitish spots, whitish below. First dorsal fin in males light, spines with faint dark spots. In females distally dusky. Second dorsal fin, caudal fin, pectoral and pelvic fins with darker spots. Anal fin with a broad dusky margin. First and second spine of first dorsal fin with filaments of equal length, at least 2 times longer than first ray of second dorsal fin. Third and fourth spines of first dorsal fin not filamentous (Ref 42832).