Body elongately ellipsoid, very thick, robust, and caudal peduncle 
moderately long. Head broad, depressed. Snout moderate, broadly rounded, 
c^ye near first third in head, sublateral. Maxillary inclined, extends 
below eye. Cheek large, full. Teeth small, villiforrn, in broad bands in 
jaws. Postocular groove back above opercle to its upper posterior angle. 
Scales 55 to 60 in lateral series, 17 to 20 transversely and 40 to 45 pre¬ 
dorsal. Each side of scaled interorbital space broad naked furrow, between 
which and eye single row of small scales. Cheek with 2 or more longitudinal 
furrows, completely scaled. Minute scales extend on pectoral and caudal 
fins. First dorsal with 6 spines, second dorsal with spine and 8 or 9 
rays. Anal with spine and 8 or 9 rays. Vertical fins low, dorsals well 
separated. Caudal large, convex behind. Pectoral very broad. Ventral 
moderate * 
One species. Distinguished from Eleotris by the absence of the 
preopercular spine, and from other genera as Qphiocara and Boroda in its 
dentition. 
