Body relatively oblong and strongly compressed, body depth 2.3 in SL. Mouth rather large, posterior end of upper jaw reaching to below posterior half of eye. Teeth in both jaws small, arranged in a single row. Eyes on left side of body; interorbital space narrow with a ridge. Origin of dorsal fin anterior to eye. Base of pelvic fin of ocular side slightly longer than that of blind side. Pelvic fin of blind side greatly elongated into filaments. Caudal fin convex. Lateral line arched above pectoral fin. Ocular side of body covered with ctenoid, blind side with cycloid scales. Body pale brown with a dark brown blotch beneath pectoral fin tip.
Distribution:
From Gulf of Mexico to Suriname.
Remarks:
This species is distinguishable from other Atlantic bothids by the following characters:the mouth rather large, the posterior end of upper jaw reaching to below the posterior half of eye; the pelvic fin of the blind side greatly elongated; the origin of dorsal fin anterior to the eye; and the interorbital space narrow with a ridge. (Matsuura)