Description: Characterized by light brown color with 2-3 rows of large dark brown spots on body; sprinkling of smaller irregular dark brown spots on body and fins; body depth at gill opening 10-20 in TL; origin of dorsal fin about equidistant from corner of mouth to gill opening; anus anterior to middle of body; preanal length 2.2-2.3 in TL; single row of teeth in jaws, progressively longer anteriorly; juvenile may have inner row of several longer teeth on side of upper jaw; noticeably raised rim of posterior nostril (Ref. 90102).