Color: Are a greyish or a reddish-brown, there are many light and dark spots, which are often large granular-centered ocelli in young fish.

Obtains larger symmetrical dark bands or saddles, blotches on a broad, angular, high pectoral fins.

Body: Has simple flat nasal barbels, with its tips tapering or spatulate.

Lies in wait buried underneath sand or mud to ambush its prey with lightning-fast reflexes and great precision.

Diet: Feeds on small bony fishes, squid and octopuses, and including shrimp.