Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-7; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7; Vertebrae: 26. Body with 4 complete black bands, 2 half bands and 1 rounded to elongate black spot on caudal base; black stripe from the eye to the mouth; Longitudinal scales 24-28; predorsal scales 9-12, starting close behind eyes, anterior most scale greatly enlarged; scales on body mostly ctenoid; first or second spine of dorsal fin longest, sometimes elongate; head with large eyes and short pointed snout. Caudal fin oval, rounded posteriorly