This species is distinguished by the following characters: with three broad dark saddle blotches before first dorsal fin, the first saddle on posterior half of interorbital region and immediately behind eye, second saddle over pectoral fin base, and third saddle at middle between pectoral

and pelvic fin bases; adults with dark and irregular spots, sometimes with white spots between the saddles (Ref. 94801).

Description: body slender in young and stout in adults; head is large, broad and well depressed, while trunk is robust, the tail slender; overall color is lighter than C. isabellum, with irregular saddles and numerous blotches and a spotless ventral surface (Ref. 12951).