Olive-brown dorsally, flanks silvery, abdomen white or suffused pale yellow (Ref. 9812). About 6 longitudinal stripes on flanks formed by longitudinal marks on scales; scales also with darkened margins giving slight chequered appearance to flanks (Ref. 9812). Iris with yellow patches (Ref. 9812). Margins of fins dusky, otherwise yellowish white (Ref. 9812). Caudal fin distinctly yellow (Ref. 9812). Pectoral fin completely black in small fish; lower section yellowish in adults (Ref. 9812). No axillary scale visible in the pectoral fins (Ref. 1602).
Description: Characterized by having weakly ctenoid scales; adults with longer snout than eye diameter, shorter in juvenile; poorly developed adipose eyelid, forms narrow rim around eye; weak notch on anteroventral edge of preorbital; truncate caudal fin (Ref. 90102).
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