Description
Body fusiform, moderately deep and compressed, belly with a distinct keel of 28 to 30 scutes. Head length 25 to 27% of standard length; top of head without a striated area; upper jaw with a distinct median notch; gillrakers very fine and numerous. Caudal fin long, 31 to 34% of standard length. Colour: back blue/green, flanks silvery, at most a diffuse dark blotch behind gill opening but no other spots on flank.
Size
Maximum length: 60.0 cm (TL), common length: 35-45 cm (TL)
Diet
feeds on zooplankton
Utilization
Marketed fresh and dried-salted.
Gears
Gillnet, seine net