Elongate and compressed body that tapers down to a rounded tail. Its body may appear brown/tan, pale tan, or olive-green, which fades to silver/white near the belly. It exhibits dark mottling/spots on the head and cheek. The sides of the body display brown/tan mottling with 8-10 dark broad vertical bars. Narrow clear bars form spacing between the broad dark bars. The midline on the sides of the body is accentuated with small dark dashes. Scales are present at the base of the tail fin.