It is brightly colored, with bright brassy green to olive above, silvery on sides, silvery white below, splashed with sooty blotches on the sides.
Pectorals are yellowish with orange- red axils.
Anal and pelvic fins are bright orange- red over most of the fin. The lower edge of the caudal peduncle is speckled with orange-red. There is some coppery red to red on the side of the face. The lateral line is more strongly gilt than the adjacent parts. Female coloration is similar but less intense.