Dorsal fin in front of anal fin. Caudal fin rounded. Pelvic fin absent. Snout pointed and dorsally concave. Large eye, extending above dorsal contour.
Dark lines outline the hexagonal scales.
Small dark spots on the caudal peduncle. Eggs and larvae planktonic. Red Sea, eastern Africa south to Natal, Japan to northern Australia. Only a few specimens have been recorded, most of them from trawl catch.