Diagnosis: small, elongate fish with incomplete lateral line; scaleless dorsal part (of about at least 3 scale rows wide on both sides) from behind the opercle to the adipose fin; parietal fontanella open (Ref. 2880, 81279).

Description: dorsal-fin origin behind level of pelvic-fin insertions which are positioned at about mid-length of body; anal fin with 3 unbranched and 13-14 branched rays; anal fin short, sexually dimorphic like in many other Alestidae; premaxilla with 4 outer and 8 inner teeth; mandible with single row of 8 outer teeth; 34 or 35 scales in a longitudinal, and 7 or 9 scales in a transverse series (Ref. 2880, 81279).

Coloration: live specimens have odd, some peer fins (Ref. 81279). Eyes bright red; unbranched rays of dorsal and caudal fin, and the tips of branched rays are black; no humeral spot; after preservation lateral band becomes black and appears from the opercle up to the median rays of caudal fin (Ref. 2880, 81279).