The head and body are a light iridescent pink fading on the flanks to silvery and white on the breast and belly.

The third of these bars is the clearest and darkest and sometimes forms a reddish spot to the rear of the front end the lateral line.

The anal fin is bluish white marked with a line of transparent or indistinct yellow spots close to its base.

[2] Nemipterus furcosus has an Indo-West Pacific range extending from the Maldives, Sri Lanka and the eastern coast of India east to New Caledonia, north to southern Japan and south to northern Australia.

[7] This species is a demersal fish found at depths between 8 and 110 m (26 and 361 ft) in areas of sand or mud substrates and in estuaries.

[6] This species has been found to be the host for the following parasites Adlardia novaecaledoniae, Camallanus carangis, Ectenurus trachuri, Lernanthropus nemipteri, Macvicaria jagannathi and Trilobovarium lineatum.