Dorsal spines 9; Dorsal soft rays 19-22; Anal spines 3; Anal soft rays 15 - 18; No scales on chest, except a small mid-ventral patch in front of pelvic fins. There are elevations in the front part of the soft dorsal and anal fins; caudal fin yellowish in colour Dorsal surface is bluish green and lateral surface is silvery; A prominent black spot each on 1) posteriorly on gill cover at the level of orbit and 2) upper axil of pectoral fins, and sometimes a third spot on the lower pectoral rays