Many dark bars crossing lateral line on body, each bar oblique in upper half, but nearly vertical in the lower; caudal fin largely blackish. No gill rakers on first arch; upper and lower gill arch with rough platelets, each platelet not bearing distinct spine.

Description: Characterized further by silvery body color; black margin on caudal fin; forked caudal fin with distinct, inner lobe on each side of middle of fin; erect and close-set teeth; corner of preopercle lacking projecting membranous flap; maxilla reaching below or slightly beyond anterior edge of eye; moderate sized eye; first dorsal origin over rear base of pelvic fins; depth of body 6.0-7.9 in SL (Ref. 90102).