Description
Dorsal surface of the body is blue-green or metallic blue, ventral silver or white; yellow stripe from gill opening upper end to caudal peduncle is present. The opercle edge is with a black spot. Body elongate and compressed moderately. Eyes are large, shorter than snout length and adipose eyelid very well developed. Pectoral fins are falcate in shape.
Size
Maximum length: 22.5 cm (TL), common length: 16-20 cm (TL)
Diet
Feeds on small shrimps and fishes
Utilization
Marketed in fresh and chilled forms
Gears
Trawl, gillnet, hook and line, purse seine