Marine; brackish; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 17 - 100 m . Tropical; 34°N - 27°S, 31°E - 172°E

Maturity: Lm 45.0  range ? - ? cm Max length : 29.0 cm SL male/unsexed; ; common length : 17.0 cm SL male/unsexed;

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Suborbital spine absent. Preopercle with 3 transverse scale rows. Pectoral fins short, not reaching to level of anus. Pelvic fins moderately long, reaching to level of anus. Dorsal fin spines elongate, interspinous membrane deeply incised. Upper lobe of caudal fin pointed and slightly longer than lower. A line drawn up from the posterior edge of suborbital reaching the dorsal profile at or just before origin of dorsal fin. Axillary scale present. Color: Upper part of body pinkish, lower part silvery. Golden-yellow stripe on snout in front of eye. Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal;  Cross section: oval.