Description
Colour olive-green dorsally, sides silvery shading to white ventrally; lateral stripes sometimes distinctive. Lips thin. Pectoral fins short (when folded forward does not reach eye). Well developed adipose eyelid. Anal spines 3 in adults; anal soft rays 8 in adults, 9 in larvae.
Size
Maximum length: 100.0 cm (SL), common length: 30-50 cm (SL)
Diet
It feeds on detritus, micro-algae and benthic organisms. Juveniles feed on zooplankton.
Utilization
Marketed fresh, dried, salted, and frozen; roe sold fresh or smoked; also used in Chinese medicine
Gears
Gillnet, seine net, cast net, hook and line