Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range ? - 75 m . Tropical; 23°N - 9°S, 78°E - 126°E

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm SL male/unsexed; ; common length : 15.0 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 and pelvic fins long, reaching to between level of anus and origin of anal fin. First two dorsal spines close together, almost fused, forming a very long filament. Upper lobe of caudal fin produced to form a trailing filament. A line drawn up from the posterior edge of suborbital reaching the dorsal profile about 2 to 5 scale rows before origin of dorsal fin. Axillary scale present. Color: Head and body pinkish, silvery-white below. Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal;  Cross section: compressed.