Description
Body rhomboid and compressed, the dorsal and ventral profiles about equally convex; Snout somewhat blunt; mouth pointing downward when protracted. Head and breast scaleless. A broad yellow band over the lateral line, which disappears gradually on preservation; distal half of anal fin golden yellow from 2nd spine onward; outer margin of lower caudal fin lobe also yellow.
Size
Maximum length: 14.0 cm (TL), common length: 7-9 cm (TL)
Diet
Feeds on polychaetes, bivalves, small crustaceans and sponges.
Utilization
Marketed fresh and dried salted, together with other pony fishes; also used for fishmeal.
Gears
Trawls, gillnet