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Diagnosis. Hind margin of preopercle with two spines; dorsal-fin rays 90 – 99; anal-fin rays 73 – 81; pectoral-fin rays 27 – 30; precaudal vertebrae 12 – 13; total vertebrae 53 – 57; pseudobranchial filaments 4 – 8; long rakers on anterior gill arch 8 – 12; head length 21 – 25 % SL; pelvic-fin length 12 – 20 % SL, fins not reaching anus; orbit length 4.0 – 5.4 % SL and 18 – 24 % HL; longest gill filament 1.2 – 2.2 % SL and 5.0 – 9.7 % HL; dorsal fin with large ocellus placed slightly behind line through anus, spot distance 43 – 50 % SL and spot covers 5 – 11 dorsal-fin rays, rarely extending ventrally onto body; preserved specimens with dark-brown ocellus spot; no vertical bars on body; otolith length 5.1 – 5.8 % SL, sulcus length 3.9 – 4.7 % SL, and ostium height 14 – 18 % sulcus length and 20 – 24 % ostium length.