Description
Dark bluish dorsally, silvery below. A dark spot behind gill opening. Belly with 17 to 20 (usually 18) + 9 to 13 (usually 11), total 28 to 32 (usually 30) scutes. Anterior arm of pre-operculum with the third infra-orbital bone immediately above it, no fleshy gap between; lower jaw strongly flared outward. Pectoral axillary scale present; hind edge of scales distinctly toothed.
Size
Maximum length: 22.0 cm (TL), common length: 12-18 cm (SL)
Diet
It feeds on zooplankton, phytoplankton and detritus.
Utilization
consumed fresh, dried-salted or boiled.
Gears
Gillnet, seine net