Description
Scale rows between fifth dorsal-fin spine base and lateral line 3.5; front edge of dorsal scaly area on head slightly convex, with small scales (fewer than 20) anteriorly; pored lateral-line scales 42-44; second anal-fin spine (2AS) longer than third anal-fin spine (3AS), 2AS/3AS ratio 1.23-1.50 (mean 1.36); strongly curved concavity on ventral edge of first two infra-orbitals above rear end of maxilla, particularly obvious in specimens more than 13 cm SL.
Size
Maximum length: 59.8 cm (TL), common length: 32-46 cm (TL)
Diet
Feeds on invertebrates, including worms, molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms and small fish
Utilization
Marketed fresh and frozen in markets.
Gears
Trawl, hook and line, gillnet