 Like its relatives, it has four barbels, but these are slightly shorter on average than in its relatives.Unlike in "L. lydianus", its lips are not markedly swollen and of equal size; it also lacks the black spot at the root of each body scale, but has a rather prominent black rim to each body scale.It is otherwise unmarked greyish-brown above, on the sides and on most fins, and pale yellowish below and on the ventral and anal fins.