The species is characterized by having the following: Vertebrae 11 + 29-30 = 40-41, dorsal fin rays 63-72, anal fin rays 49-56; small eyes (1.4-2.6, x = 1.9 % SL); outer pseudoclasper broad wing-shaped with slightly expanded tip; inner pseudoclasper with two stout branches, anterior pointing forward, posterior straight, with fleshy lobe in between, penis with abrupt change

from thick base to thin tip; opercular spine with single, sharp tip, no scales on cheeks; otolith elongate, length: height ratio 2.4 (Ref. 57883).