Body elongate, compressed, Head large, and profile straight from tip of snout to nape, and regularly convex to origin of dorsal fin; eye moderate, its diameter less than snout length; Mouth large; the maxilla exposed posteriorly, ending at mideye level; Dorsal fin: XI, 11-12, Anal fin: III, 8-9, Latera line scales: 47-49; Silvery, dark grey on back, paler to whitish downward; Scales has dark spots forming 10 to 12 dark lines along sides of body; about 8 radiating lines from eye across cheek