ΑγγλικάDiagnosis: This species has dorsal-fin soft rays 8; pectoral-fin rays 22. Well-exposed scales covers the anteroventral body surface. Interorbital ridges are well developed, beginning just behind the nasal spines and diverging anteriorly and posteriorly in dorsal view. The lateral margins of frontals diverging posteriorly in the dorsal view. The occipital pit is shallow with a distinct transverse ridge in front of pit. Posterior lacrimal spine directed ventroanteriorly. The suborbital ridge has a small spine. There is no supplemental preopercular spine; with the second preopercular spine reduced. The upper posttemporal spine is directed upward. Posterior margin of maxilla just reaching level with posterior margin of pupil. Posterior tip of pectoral fin reaching level with origin of third dorsal-fin soft ray. The head length is large (48.8% SL). Orbit diameter large (16.9% SL). Interorbital space wide between supraocular spine bases (9.2% SL) (Ref. 53275).
Description: Pectoral fin with 22 rays, the uppermost ray and lower 16 rays unbranched, the remaining rays branched. Pored lateral line scales approximately 25, with scales lost on caudal peduncle. Gill with no rakers on hypobranchial. Branchiostegal rays 7. No swim bladder.
Morphometrics expressed as percentage of SL, followed in parentheses by times in SL: body depth, 33.7 (3.0); body width, 23.2 (4.3); head length, 48.4 (2.1); snout length, 11.1 (9.0); orbit diameter, 16.9 (5.9); interorbital width, 6.1 (16.3); interorbital width between supraocular spine bases, 9.8 (10.2); upper jaw length, 23.9 (4.2); posterior margin of maxilla depth, 6.5 (15.5);
postorbital length, 22.3 (4.5); predorsal length, 40.6 (2.5); preanal length, 70.5 (1.4); prepelvic length, 42.7 (2.3); first dorsal-fin spine length, 6.5 (15.5); second dorsal-fin spine length, 11.0 (9.1); longest dorsal-fin spine (fifth) length, 14.7 (6.8); 11th dorsal-fin spine length, 9.4 (10.7); 12th dorsal-fin spine length, 12.9 (7.8); longest dorsal-fin soft