[3] The Guinean striped mojarra grows to a maximum length of 20 cm (8 in) and has a compact, laterally compressed body.

Juveniles have two longitudinal rows of black spots on the dorsal fins and some dark barring on the sides.

[3] The Guinean striped mojarra is a coastal fish and is native to the tropical eastern Atlantic Ocean, its range extending from Senegal to northern Angola, including around the islands in the Gulf of Guinea at depths down to about 60 m (200 ft).

It is a benthopelagic species forming schools and feeding near the seabed, where it favours sandy or muddy substrates.

It is caught by trawling, bottom nets and line gear, and is eaten fresh or dried, seldom being made into fishmeal.