Characterized by having escal morphology: large internally pigmented anterior appendage, its width nearly equal to that of illicium, length including terminal filaments greater than 22% SL; unpaired, highly filamentous medial escal appendage arising from base of terminal escal papilla; short, cylindrical posterior escal appendage; subopercle without indentation on posterodorsal margin; length of ventral fork of opercle 27.6-31.4% SL; ratio of lengths of the dorsal and ventral forks of opercle 0.45-0.47; absence of epibranchial teeth; well toothed pharyngobranchial II; upper jaw teeth 27-34, lower jaw teeth 34-42; teeth on vomer 6; dorsal fin rays 5; anal fin rays 4; pectoral fin rays 16-17; head length 41.4-48.6% SL; head depth 44.0-51.4% SL; head width 31.0-42.9%SL; premaxilla length 34.4-36.6% SL; length of lower jaw 45.6-48.6% SL; length of illicium 16.4-27.1% SL (Ref. 86949).