This species is distinguished by the following characters: preopercular head canal present with pores ?, ?, ?; ( snout long, equal or longer than eye, 1.0-1.1 in eye length, with dorsal profile of snout gently sloping; lower lip ends anteriorly slightly in front of upper lip; scales in lateral series 28- 29; scales in transverse series 6; head length as percentage of standard length: 28.7-30.0% in adults, 32.2% in juvenile; greatest body depth, measured at the pelvic fin origin as percentage of standard length: 15.0-16.8%; eye diameter, measured as percentage of standard length: 6.9-7.7%; Colouration of adult female: head and body to pectoral and pelvic fins orange reddish, the rest of body whitish transparent with a dark reticulate pattern and small amount of orange red pigment; the fins mostly transparent and only partially pigmented; and, caudal peduncle at caudal fin base with a dark orange vertical band (Ref. 125634).