Description
A compressed, deep-bodied fish with an oblique, small mouth; dorsal profile of head high and convex; distance from eye to jaw much shorter than eye diameter; eye with an adipose lid; horizontal axis from snout tip to middle of caudal fin cuts through pupil of eye. The colour of the species is pink or red; pelvic and anal fins yellow to pink; dorsal fin with a dark margin.
Size
Maximum length: 72.1 cm (TL), common length: 30-50 cm (TL)
Diet
Feeds on benthic invertebrates and small fishes.
Utilization
Marketed fresh or dried-salted.
Gears
Gillnet, trawl, hook and line.