Two dorsal fins, the second with one spine, origin very short distance from first dorsal termination. Second dorsal fin opposite anal fin. Pelvic fin beneath pectoral fin.
Caudal fin emarginate to truncate.
Head conical with pointed snout. Mouth small, upper jaw slightly larger than lower jaw. Bands of villiform teeth in jaws and vomar, none on palatine. A single spine on the operculum at the level of upper point of pectoral fin base. Small ctenoid scales.