Body colour is greenish brown to reddish brown dorsally, the scale edges are narrowly dark, shading to whitish or pale pink ventrally, a round black spot as large as eye on the side of caudal peducle, A large horizontally elongate yellow spot (partly white) on lateral line below interdorsal space; White fleshy barbels and irregular pale blue stripes extends anteroventrally and dorsoposteriorly from eye. caudal fin yellowish gray with faint blue lines paralleling rays; peritoneum dark brown; Gill rakers: 24-27,barbel length 1.3-1.5 in HL. Dorsal fin: VIII, 9; Anal fin: I, 7; Pectoral rays: 16; Longest dorsal spine 1.5-1.8 in HL;