Description: Head large, moderately depressed and pointed; mouth with fleshy lips, fine bristle-like teeth on a small square pad in upper jaw and along lower jaw, and 3 pairs of thick-based barbels of which the outer mandibular is longest; nostrils widely separated, anterior openings small tubes from upper lip, posterior simple slits (Ref. 52193). Dorsal fin with 1 spine and 7 soft rays; anal fin with 4-5 unbranched and 8-9 branched rays; dorsal and pectoral fins with a strong spine, dorsal spine weakly serrated, pectoral spines serrated along inner edge only; adipose fin large, extends from behind dorsal to caudal peduncle; caudal fin rounded (Ref. 52193).

Colouration: Yellow-brown with scattered black spots and 5-7 vertical lines of black spots along body, fins spotted (Ref. 52193).