ðə fˈɪʃ ɪz sˈɪlvɚ tə bɹˈaʊnɪʃ jˈɛloʊ wɪð θɹˈiː bɹˈɔːd blˈæk vˈɜːɾɪkəl stɹˈaɪps ɔnðə bˈɑːdi, ɐ fˈoːɹθ əkɹˌɑːs ðɪ ˈaɪ, ænd ɐ blˈæk blˈɑːtʃ æt ðə bˈeɪs ʌvðə dˈoːɹsəl fˈɪn, wˌɪtʃ ˈɔːlsoʊ hɐz ɐ stɹˈiːk ʌv ɹˈɛd.
The fish is silver to brownish yellow with three broad black vertical stripes on the body, a fourth across the eye, and a black blotch at the base of the dorsal fin, which also has a streak of red.