Depth to 7; head 3 2/3 to 4^, width ij to l|. Snout acute; eye 
6 to 7 in head, lj to 2 in interorbital; maxillary extends below eye; 
mouth begins level before middle of eye; upper teeth pluriserial, small, 
pointed, outer series little enlarged, subequal with inner larger series; 
lower teeth on both sides of ramus, especially inner row, enlarged; front 
nostril in short tube near snout edge. 
Scales 65 to 70 in lateral series; 15 transversely between second 
dorsal and anal; 50 to 55 predorsal forward to snout* Scales on head, nape 
and belly cycloid, laterally and on tail ctenoid. Cheek with longitudinal 
groove, crossed by 2 or more transversely. 
D. VI - I, 9 or 10, second to fourth spines less than twice lower than 
body depth, second dorsal higher, rounded or angulate behind; A. JE, 8 or 9? 
lower than second dorsal; caudal not or little longer than postocular part 
of head, obtusely rounded; pectoral rays 1? or 18, obtusely rounded, base 
well scaled, not to little shorter than head without snout; ventral rays I, 
5, little shorter than pectoral. Anal papilla compressed, oblong, obtuse. 
Body reddish or brownish green above, below greenish-golden. Scales 
on back and sides with darker longitudinal streaks. Iris greenish gold. 
Fin membranes pale violaceous, rays yellowish golden or rosy, except 
ventrals. Dorsals and anals variegated with many longitudinal brownish 
lines, on pectoral and caudal transverse. Anal membrane dotted with pearly. 
Black or deep brown ocellus on upper caudal base, edged golden or red. 
Length 85 to 198-mm* (Bleeker.) 
East Indies. 
