Characterized by pearly grey to whitish head and body; yellowish first dorsal fin except thin blue anterior margin and broad blue zone basally with yellow stripe; bluish second dorsal fin with pair of yellow strips; translucent caudal fin with blue-edged yellow band across upper and lower lobe; bluish anal fin with midlateral yellow stripe ending at acute posterior tip of fin; white pelvic fins with bluish posterior tip; dorsal rays VI+I,10; anal rays I,11; pectoral rays 17-18; cheeks with single row of scales; depth of body at level of pelvic fins 4.6-5.1 in SL; relatively narrow first dorsal fin, pointed at tip; pelvic fins reaching slightly beyond origin of anal fin, tip pointed; scales in longitudinal scale series 24-26; transverse scale rows 7-8; median predorsal scales 6, progressively larger anteriorly; body scales ctenoid to below posterior part of first dorsal fin, cycloid anteriorly; gill rakers 3-4+10-14; vertebrae 26 (Ref. 90102).