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Body elongate, greatly compressed. Head small, short, compressed. 
Snout short, obtuse. Eye moderate, well advanced and high in head. 
Mouth terminally superior, subvertical. Mandibular bones well separated, 
protrude before mouth, interspace or chin, deep, with median free 
tentacle nearly long as combined snout and eye, and followed by dermal 
ridge to isthmus. Teeth large, simple, uniserial. Gill openings lateral. 
Body largely scaled, small irregular scales only distinct on t ail 
posteriorly. Two dorsals, spines 6, rays 28. Anal rays 26, fin like 
second dorsal and opposite. Caudal peduncle short, free. Caudal moderate 
truncate. Pectoral short, rounded, with broad base. Ventrals close, 
distinctly separated and much longer than pectorals. Vent close before 
anal. 
Unique in the mental tentacle and combination of structural 
characters, such as the small head, long ventrals, strong dentition, long 
second dorsal and anal, etc. It is perhaps related to Ptereleotris Gill, 
differing sharply in the characters noted above, especially its obsolete 
lepidosis, coloration, general appearance etc. 
