A moderately slender Pseudogobiopsis with second dorsal rays I,7; anal rays modally I,7; pectoral rays 17-19; longitudinal scales 28-32; TRB 8-9; predorsal scales 8-13, reaching up to behind eyes; jaws enlarged in mature males; some headpores present, preopercular pores and posterior portion of oculoscapular canal absent; first spine of dorsal fin longest, occasionally filamentous in males; light sandy yellow with brown saddles and mottling, fins red in life, dorsal fins and caudal fins with rows of black or dark brown spots.