Depth 3 2/3; body very convex, tail long; head very flat. Snout 
broad and flat; eye nearly 6 in head; maxillary extends nearly to vertical 
from hind eye edge; lower jaw rather prominent; teeth villiform, in broad 
bands on both jaws. 
Scales 33 in lateral series; 8 scales between first dorsal origin 
and anal. Head covered with minute scales, except on snout. Body covered 
with large scales. 
Dorsal VI - 9; Anal I, 8; second dorsal higher than first; caudal 
long, pointed; pectorals reach anal base. 
In liquor fish appears black with fins lightly marbled with yellow. 
Length 88 mm. (Castelnau.) 
Queensland. 
