Marine; demersal; depth range 35 - 300 m . Tropical; 34°N - 23°S, 90°E - 141°E

Maturity: Lm 11.9  range ? - ? cm Max length : 24.0 cm SL male/unsexed; ; common length : 16.0 cm SL male/unsexed; ; max. reported age: 10 years

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 long, reaching almost to level of origin of anal fin. Pelvic fins moderately long, reaching beyond anus. A line drawn upwards from the posterior edge of suborbital reaching the dorsal profile in front of origin of dorsal fin. Upper lobe of caudal fin falcate and yellow, usually ribbon-like in adults. Axillary scale present. Color: Upper body pinkish, silvery below. Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal;  Cross section: oval.