Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 10 - 80 m . Tropical; 27°N - 28°S, 93°E - 165°E

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 23.0 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 fins long, reaching to or beyond level of anus. Pelvic fins very long, reaching to or just beyond level of anus. A line drawn up from posterior edge of suborbital reaching the dorsal profile at about 2 to 6 scale rows before origin of dorsal fin. Upper lobe of caudal fin slightly longer than lower, tipped with yellow. Females predominate at small sizes, males at larger sizes. Axillary scale present. Color: Upper body pinkish, silvery white below. Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal;  Cross section: oval.