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Name : Monodactylus argenteus 

Common Name : Tarlo
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Perciformes
Family : Monodactvlidae
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Description

Adults bright silver with yellow and dusky dorsal fin tip. Small juveniles more colourful with yellow over most of the dorsal fin and two vertical black bands over the head. Fins yellow except pectoral translucent. Eyes large, mouth small


Size

Maximum length: 27.0 cm (SL), common length: 10-14 cm (TL)


Diet

Feeds on plankton and detritus


Utilization

Fresh consumption and also kept as an aquarium fish.


Gears

Cast net, gillnet