and 18-20 soft rays, the soft rayed part of the dorsal fin has a height which is roughly equal to the length of its base. The juveniles are brownish with large, discrete creamy white blotches on the body these develop brown spotting as the fish matures. As they grow into adults the coloration slowly develops a greyish background colour broken large, dark brown spots, these spots having a greater diameter of the iris.
In this species, the dorsal fin has 18-20 soft rays, where the height is roughly equivalent to its base length. Young fish have a brownish appearance with prominent creamy white markings on their bodies, which gradually develop brown spots as they mature into adults, characterized by a greyish background color with larger dark brown spots.