Description
The colour of the body is dark/bluish grey with a number of dark yellowish horizontal lines. Head with narrow irregular stripes and a yellow spot is present behind eye. There is conspicuous white bar on the base of caudal fin.
Size
Maximum length: 34.1 cm (TL), common length: 20-25 cm (TL)
Diet
Feeds on algae and planktonic food items
Utilization
Marketed fresh and popular as an aquarium fish
Gears
Gillnet, traps, trawl