Description: Characterized by head and body generally pale bluish grey to white; mottled brown on upper half of body; 10 red bars on lower half of side from base of pectoral fin to base of caudal fin; pair of black spots at red bar below eye; spinous dorsal fin with large black spot; three rows of black spots on soft dorsal fin; brown to reddish bands and whitish or yellow central portion on caudal fin; dorsal fin rays IV,21; anal fin rays I,17; pectoral fin rays 17; lateral line scales 59; scales above first lateral-line scales to origin of dorsal fin 7; scales below lateral line posteroventrally to origin of anal fin 12; median predorsal scales 10; circumpeduncular scales 26; gill rakers 6+10=16; three recurved canine teeth on each side at front of lower jaw; palatine teeth absent; ctenoid body scales, becoming cycloid on abdomen and breast; ctenoid scales on opercle; weakly ctenoid to cycloid scales on cheeks; depth of body 5.2-6.1 in SL; vertebrae 29 (Ref. 90102).