This species has quite a deep body and shows variable colouring, the young adult fish are reddish-brown mottled with green and orange and the adults are green-brown in colour with shades of purple and fuzzy yellowish vertical bars on their body and fins.
The fish possesses a robust physique and exhibits diverse coloring. Young adults display reddish-brown markings with green and orange hues, whereas adults exhibit green-brown coloration with hints of purple and fuzzy yellow stripes along their body and fins.