Upper surface evenly arched from the nape to the beginning of the tail fin, the belly follows a similar profile but less pronounced.

Pectoral fins medium sized, rounded to paddle shaped, positioned low on the body with the upper edge even with or slightly higher than the rear end of the mouth.

Flanges medium height and length and quite well developed on the caudal peduncle, often extending as far forward as the rear of the anal fin.

The base colour is overlaid with a pattern of small to medium sized dark irregularly shaped blotches with many joining up to form uneven vertical bands.

The fish is also recorded from coastal drainages in western Victoria including the Corangamite Basin, the Hopkins River and extending through to Mosquito Creek within the Bool Lagoon catchment in South Australia.

[2] Mainly inhabits lowland to foothill reaches of a diverse number of stream types including clear to turbid, medium to large 4–20 metres (13–66 ft) wide rivers, smaller (0.5–4 metres (1.6–13.1 ft)) gently to faster flowing creeks as well as anabranches, billabongs and occasionally wetlands.