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Name : Monodactylus argenteus

Common Name : Chandak
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Perciformes
Family : Monodactylidae
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Description

Adults bright silver with yellow and dusky dorsal fin tip. Small juveniles more colorful with yellow over most of the dorsal fin and two vertical black bands over the head. Fins yellow except pectoral translucent. Eyes large, mouth small


Size

Maximum length: 22.2 cm (TL), common length: 13-16 cm (TL)


Diet

Feeds on planktonic food items and benthic organic matter


Utilization

It is marketed in fresh and dried form. In juvenile stages, it is also kept as an aquarium fish


Gears

Trawl, gillnet, cast net