Dorsal-fin spine short; depressed dorsal fin reaching anterior edge of or slightly beyond preadipose plate. Depressed pectoral-fin spine reaching beyond base of pelvic-fin rays; depressed pelvic-fin spine reaching beyond posterior insertion of anal fin. Dorsal fin II,7; caudal fin I,14,I; dorsal procurrent caudal-fin spines four to five, four in holotype; ventral procurrent caudal-fin spines four to five, four in holotype; anal fin i3–4 (one paratype examined with 3 anal-fin rays); pectoral fin I,6; pelvic fin i,5. Fin spines and rays supporting odontodes. Odontodes more elongate distally on pectoral-fin spine and ventrally on pelvic-fin spine than at base of pectoral- and pelvic-fin spines.