Diagnosis: Dorsal rays 9; anal rays 9; pectoral rays 17; body depth between origins of dorsal and anal fins 2.6
in SL; head length 2.3 in SL; fleshy pigmented skin interorbital width 3.1 in HL; gill opening 8.2 in HL; origin of
anal fin posterior to rear base of dorsal fin 3.1 in SL, the preanal length 1.2 in SL; longest dorsal ray 2.3 in HL;
color in life: body pale tan with orangish brown stripes; head with uniformly orangish brown snout anteriorly, at
middle of snout about 4 narrow, orangish brown stripes radiate posteriorly below eye, three stripes extend
posteriorly from rear margin of eye, one stripe runs along ridge of erectile tissue on top of head, at deepest part of
body there are about 14 narrow orangish brown stripes, middle five of those stripes continue to base of caudal fin
where they abruptly end.