Description
This species is characterized by dark brown to yellowish brown body with narrow blue lateral stripes; interorbital area is convex and rounded preopercle. Smooth sub-opercle and Interopercle and scaleless maxilla, reaching to or just past vertical at rear edge of eye
Size
Maximum length: 28.2 cm (TL), common length: 16-22 cm (TL)
Diet
Feeds on benthic invertebrates and small fishes
Utilization
Marketed in fresh and chilled form. It is also popular as an aquarium fish
Gears
Trawl, gillnet, hook and line, trap