This species is distinguished by the following characters: vertebrae 12+28-31=40-43; rays on dorsal fin 78-90, anal fin 57-69, V in D 1.9-2.3; head with few small, non-imbricate scales on upper cheeks only; single (outer) pseudoclasper wing-shaped with two slender supporters, anterior supporter shorter than posterior one with small distal appendix on inner face, posterior supporter curved, hockey-stick shaped; otolith with undivided short sulcus, its centre anterior to centre of otolith, sulcus not inclined, otolith length to otolith height 2.25-2.35, otolith length to sulcus length 1.9-2.1 (Ref. 88966).