Carved bonito fish with long nose that tapers to a pointed end, and an open mouth. There are two protruding side fins, one protruding dorsal fin, a smaller fin near the tail, and two smaller fins on the underside of the fish. The surface of the body is inlaid with triangular-shaped, off-white pava shells set into what appears to be resin. There are two circular shells for eyes and a diamond shaped shell on the top of the head.

Dark brown fish on base with several horizontal bands composed of several rows of triangular pieces of inlaid pava shell, and decorated with inlaid pava shell triangles on fins and around head. Two dorsal fins, tail fin, two pectoral fins, and one ventral fin; long, tapered nose.