Description
Dorsal?spines?(total): 0;?Anal?spines: 0;?Anal?soft rays: 17 - 25. Body depth increasing with size of fish, 40 to 70 % standard length in fishes over 10 cm. Second supra-maxilla a mere splint. Longest gill rakers on lower part of arch less than corresponding gill filaments. Hind edges of scales toothed, the teeth thinner than the gaps between them; a median series of pre-dorsal scales. A large black spot behind gill opening.
Size
Maximum length: 22.0 cm (SL), common length: 14.0 cm (SL)
Diet
Feeds on diatoms, radiolarians, molluscs, copepods, and crustaceans
Utilization
Marketed fresh, frozen, dried, dried-salted or boiled
Gears
Purse seine, ring seine, trawl, gill net