Description
This species is distinguished by having the following set of characters: fully scaled breast; naked cheek; antero-ventral profile of lower jaw is almost straight; a distinct, jet-black blotch distally on the spinous dorsal fin.
Size
Maximum length: 10.0 cm (TL), common length: 8.0 cm (TL)
Diet
Feeds mainly on small crustaceans, foraminiferans and nematodes.
Utilization
Sold fresh and dried salted in markets, also used for fishmeal.
Gears
Trawls, gillnet