The esca of all three type specimens is well preserved (Figs. 2, 3). The head and body of the holotype, however, is in extremely poor condition, so badly damaged upon capture that only a few of the standard ceratioid measurements can be made (the following are given in percent of standard length, values for the smaller paratype are followed by those of the holotype when available): tip of upper jaw to posteriormost margin of preopercle 41.7–?; tip of upper jaw to anteriormost margin of opercular opening 53.3–?; distance between tips of sphenotic spines 25.0–?; tip of sphenotic spine to posttemporal 13.7–?; tip of sphenotic spine to tip of quadrate spine 60.0–?; length of sphenotic spine 6.0–2.2; length of quadrate spine 5.8–2.3; length of premaxilla 36.7–35.8; length of lower jaw 34.7–28.4; longest tooth in upper jaw 11.7–6.3; longest tooth in lower jaw 4.7– 2.6. Total number of teeth on premaxillae 24–86, on dentaries 23–98; vomerine teeth absent; dorsal-fin rays 5– 6; anal-fin rays 5–5; pectoral-fin rays 18/19–19/19; pelvic fins absent; caudal-fin rays 9–9. Remaining description as for the genus (Bertelsen and Pietsch, 1996; Pietsch, 2009).