Description
Head and body deep, strongly compressed. Mouth protrusible; teeth pointed, slender, crowded together; a fringe of 4 to 6 short cirri ventrally on lower jaw (absent in specimens 25 cm or more in total length).4 to 9 vertical grey bars on upper half of sides, but no spots; also 8 dorsal fin spines.
Size
Maximum length: 29.2 cm (TL), common length: 14-20 cm (TL)
Diet
Feeds on benthic invertebrates
Utilization
Marketed fresh
Gears
Trawl, handline, trap, gillnet