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Name : Valamugil cunnesius

Common Name : Shevto
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Mugiliformes
Family : Mugilidae
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Description

Colour greenish-grey dorsally, sides silvery. Second dorsal and anal fin with black margins. Posterior tip of upper jaw hidden when mouth closed. Pectoral fins 86-97% of head length, reaching below origin of first dorsal fin with axillary scale nearly half the length of fin. 37-43 scales in lateral series.


Size

Maximum length: 41.0 cm (TL), common length: 15-30 cm (TL)


Diet

It feeds on organic matter contained in sand and mud 


Utilization

Marketed fresh and salted.?


Gears

Gillnet, seine net, cast net, hook and line