Description
Head with numerous wavy white or bluish bands across cheeks. Pearly blotch with black edge on lateral line below anterior part of soft dorsal fin. Each body scale has a white or bluish dot. Fins largely yellowish with shading of dusky brown, sometimes a dark brown cross bar at level of pectoral fin base. Colour generally olive-green on back, paler to silvery on belly.
Size
Maximum length: 80.0 cm (TL), common length: 40-60 cm (TL)
Diet
Feed on fishes, cephalopods and benthic crustaceans.
Utilization
Highly prized table fish and consumed in fresh and frozen form.
Gears
Gillnet, trawl, hook and line.