Description
Body deep and compressed. Snout moderately acute, the upper profile straight to concave; postorbital profile of head to origin of spinous dorsal fin either convex, straight or convex before first dorsal spine and straight or concave over eye. Visible dorsal fin spines 5, the second much less than half the length of the first; second dorsal fin rays 21 to 26, anal fin rays 17 to 22; ventral surface of pelvis slightly tapered to a round posterior end.
Size
Maximum length: 19.6 cm (TL), common length: 12-16 cm (TL)
Diet
Feeds on benthic invertebrates.
Utilization
Marketed fresh.
Gears
Gillnet, trawl