Description
Males are dark-red-brown to bluish-grey on the top side, densely pigmented below, the whole body is with a bronze lustre; numerous narrow, parallel transverse iridescent cross bands of greenish colour may be occasionally seen in fresh specimens. Females are uniformly dark or grey.
Size
Maximum length: 185 cm (TL), common length: 45-75 cm (TL)
Diet
Feeds mainly on crabs, prawns, mantis shrimp (Squilla species) but also on fishes and molluscs.
Utilization
Mostly marketed fresh, but also sun salted.
Gears
Trawl, gillnet, seine net, traps