Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 32 - 39. Belly with 23 to 26 keeled scutes from isthmus to anus. Tip of snout above level of eye center, usually about level of upper rim of eye. Maxilla short or moderate; first supra-maxilla small, oval. A dark blotch behind upper part of gill opening.
Size
Maximum length: 24 cm (TL), common length: 14-18 cm (TL)
Diet
prawns and copepods, supplemented by polychaetes and amphipods.
Utilization
Marketed fresh, dried, dried-salted or made into fish meal
Gears
Beach seine, boat seine, gillnet, purse seines.