Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 200 m , usually ? - 15 m . Tropical; 37°N - 39°S, 31°E - 171°W

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 55.0 cm TL male/unsexed; ; common length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed;

Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9. Body elongate and subcylindrical with small cycloid scales; head long and pointed. Mouth large and horizontal, the tip of the lower jaw protruding; intermaxilla non-protractile. Preoperculum rectangular, with wide naked skin flap. First dorsal fin origin slightly before the pectoral fin tip, the first spine equal to the second. Pelvic fins well before the tip of the pectoral, closer to the anal than the tip of the lower jaw. Color is generally green above and silvery below.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated;  Cross section: oval.