Description
Body oblong, compressed; lateral line interrupted at midway, anterior and posterior series with 12-14 and 10-14 scales, respectively. Some or more (most frequently 3 or 4) supraorbital spines (= posteriorly- directed spines at dorsoposterior margin of orbit); hind margin of preopercle smooth or weakly crenulate; 2 scale rows on cheek. Color: body semitransparent, head and belly silvery; dorsal fins hyaline, exclusive of membrane between 2nd and 3rd spines of first dorsal fin blackish; caudal fin often tinged with yellow, narrowly margined dusky posteriorly.
Size
Maximum length: 16.0 cm (TL), common length: 8-12 cm (TL)
Diet
Feeds mainly at night on crustaceans, but also takes small fishes, fish eggs and larvae in estuaries
Utilization
Marketed dried and salted
Gears
Shore seine, gill net, cast net, hook-and line