A pale reddish-brown cod becoming paler below, with a faint dark line along the upper jaw. Distinguished from similar members of the genus by lacking a black blotch and flat rear tail margin (both present in P. bachus and P. palmata), and by larger scales than the otherwise very similar P. barbata, having <10 scales between the lateral line and dorsal fin (P. barbata has >15). Also does not grow as large as the other similar cods, reaching a maximum of 25cm.

• Max Size: 25 cm
• Sea Temperature Range: 14.8-21.0°C
• Depth: 2-200m
• Habitat: Rocky Reef

• IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
• Occurrence: Widespread (100% of sites)
  Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
• Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
  Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.