Description
Body relatively deep and compressed, the depth contained about 2.7 to 2.8 times in standard length. Eyes very large; mouth large and oblique, the tip of the maxilla reaching to a vertical through front margin of pupil; spine at corner of preopercle short in adults, variable in young; posterior portion of preopercle above and below spine scaled; caudal fin emarginate, becoming crescentic with age.
Size
Maximum length: 40.6 cm (TL), common length: 20-30 cm (TL)
Diet
Feeds on small fish, crustaceans, and other small invertebrates
Utilization
Marketed fresh, may be salted or dried
Gears
Bottom trawl