Diagnosis: dorsal fin greater than twice length of anal fin; dorsal origin nearer tip of snout than caudal fin base; snout 3-3.2 times in head length; caudal peduncle more than 4 times in standard length (Ref. 52193).

Description: dorsal fin long; snout elongated (Ref. 13337). Body moderately elongated and compressed; dorsal fin extended, origin in advance of pelvics; caudal forked with partially scaled, rounded lobes; head and forebody smoothly decurved; snout extended to about 1/3 of head, tapered; mouth terminal and relatively small; teeth bicuspid, 7—8 in upper jaw, 8—10 in lower; gill slits on sides only (Ref. 52193).

Coloration: greyish brown above, lighter below often with yellowish tinge (Ref. 52193).