Tail Beacon Jawfish

This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: maxilla rigid with no flexible lamina posteriorly; D XI,15; A III,16; base of caudal fin with pair of conspicuous pale oval spots (Ref. 85161).

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 16; Vertebrae: 29