Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 25 - 264 m . Tropical; 30°N - 28°S, 31°E - 136°E

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 35.0 cm TL male/unsexed; ; common length : 35.0 cm TL male/unsexed;

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Head scales reaching forward to between middle of eyes. Posterior margin of preopercle more or less vertical, or sloping forward slightly. Lower limb of preopercle naked. Posterior margin of suborbital serrate, a small spine at upper corner. Pectoral fins long, reaching to or almost to level of anus. Pelvic fins long, reaching to level of anus. Color: Body pinkish. An elongate blotch at origin of lateral line. Upper axis of pectoral fin black. Pectoral and caudal fin yellowish. Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal;  Cross section: oval.