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Diagnosis. Body elongate, cylindrical, tapering and laterally compressed posteriorly; snout and tail tip pointed; body depth behind gill openings 32 – 37 in TL; anus at midbody; HL 9.7 – 11.7 in TL; tip of lower does not reach the posterior margin of the anterior nostril bases; dorsal fin arises ahead of gill opening by length of upper jaw; pectoral fin blade-like, rounded, 3.5 – 4.0 in HL; a notable barbel beneath mid-snout; posterior nostril along edge of lip, covered by a minute flap, and opens into mouth; eye ends above corner of jaw; teeth pointed, uniserial, medium-sized and retrorse; 3 rd preopercular pore present; color of head and body brownish yellow, overlain dorsally by irregular brown saddles and mottling; fins pale, median fins darkened ca. 1 HL before tail tip; vertebral formula 12 - 67 - 152, total vertebrae 147 – 157. Size. To 148 cm TL.