Distinct median interorbital ridge. No extra spine anterior to each tympanic spine; occipital pit shallow, not quadrangular. Ridge above anterior lacrimal spine with a pointed tip. Upper opercular spine single, narrow and without a median ridge. Space between opercular spines without ridges. Supraocular tentacle well-developed. Longitudinal scale series 45-49 (Ref 42181).

Description: Characterized by dark reddish to brownish grey color, mottled with dark brown; four spines in suborbital ridge; snout 3.2-3.5 in head length; interorbital width 6.4-7.9 in head length; absence of coronal spines; depth of body 2.6-3.2 in SL (Ref. 90102).