Dorsal fin with VII-IX spines and 15-16 soft rays; anal fin with 15-16 soft rays; pectoral fin with 14 soft rays; lateral line scales 61-66; gill rakers 1+6-7; vertebrae 11+21. Rostral projection formed by several subsequal spines. Second dorsal spines well elongated. Twenty-two to 24 bony plates along both dorsal fins. Pectoral fin with a large blackish-blue blotch on lower 1/2 of inner surface and small whitish spots scattered in the blotch.
habitats
Inhabit demersal marine environment, depth range 70-280m, found along the shelf edge in sandy mud bottom. Attains 20 cmTL.
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: southern Japan, Taiwan to the East China Sea.