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Name : Plectorhinchus gibbosus

Common Name : Palu
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Perciformes
Family : Haemulidae
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Description

Scales ctenoid (rough to touch). Lateral line with about 46 to 55 tubed scales. Colour: juveniles brownish, caudal fin pink or transparent; adults uniform dark grey to brownish or blackish; large examples are sometimes mottled with light brown.


Size

Maximum length: 72.0 cm (TL), common length: 25-40 cm (TL)


Diet

Feeds on small fishes and bottom invertebrates.


Utilization

Marketed fresh, a small quantity is salted.


Gears

Gillnet, trawl, hook and line