Body deep, compressed, large head, upper profile convex; Eyes moderate to large in specimens, mouth horizontal; Gillrakers short, 4 to 7 on lower limb of first arch; Dorsal fin: XI, 13-15, Anal fin: III, 11; Pectoral fins long, pelvic fin ends behind anal opening; Caudal fin forked, lateral line scales 50; Bright silvery gray; belly with a bright, yellow band starting at pelvic fin and flaring upward and backward; Pectoral and pelvic fins dusk yellowish green; Lower caudal fin lobe yellowish with tip and lower edge whitish