This species is distinguished by the following characters: adipose fin with well-developed membrane, no spine; maxillary wattle reaching beyond the oral disk; first pectoral radius shorter than head longitude; soft branching radii 7; first radius of pelvic fin does not reach the anus; premaxillary has 1-5 bicuspid and 4-9 conical teeth in external row; first simple radii of caudal fin have a short extension; fifth ceratobrachial bone with 9 teeth in the anterior region; free vertebrae 25 (Ref. 109963).