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Name : Lobotes surinamensis

Common Name : Katkola
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Perciformes
Family : Lobotidae
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Description

Adults dark brown or greenish yellow above, silvery grey below; pectorals pale yellow, other fins darker than body; caudal fin with yellow margin. Rounded caudal fin that appear as single 3-lobed fin.


Size

Maximum length: 98.2 cm (TL), common length: 40-80 cm (TL)


Diet

It is an opportunistic feeder which feeds on a variety of foods, mostly small finfish such as??anchovies and ?invertebrates?such as? crabs?and? shrimp, as well as other?benthic?crustaceans.


Utilization

Marketed fresh, frozen, or salted.


Gears

Seine net, gillnet, trawl, lines