Description
Snout rounded but not swollen or projecting; mouth large, oblique; upper jaw extending backward below posterior half of eye; no barbell on chin; teeth in narrow bands, well differentiated into large and small in both jaws, but none canine-like; Swim bladder hammer shaped. Sagitta (large earstone) with a tadpole-shaped impression, the head of which has its long axis lying obliquely to that of sagitta and the tail expanded and deepened as a hallow cone connected with the head by narrow groove.
Size
Maximum length: 34.8 cm (TL), common length: 15-25 cm (TL)
Diet
Juveniles prefer crustaceans and adults feed on fishes
Utilization
Marketed in fresh, dried and salted form. This is mostly used for local consumption.
Gears
Trawls, gillnet