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Name : Sphyraena jello

Common Name : Tonki
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Perciformes
Family : Sphyraenidae
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Description

Body has dark bars crossing lateral line, each bar oblique in upper half, but nearly vertical in lower half; caudal fin largely yellowish. Teeth are fine like spines


Size

Maximum length: 125.4 cm (TL), Common length: 80-95 cm (TL)


Diet

Feeds mainly on fishes but also takes squid.


Utilization

Sold fresh, frozen or dried salted.


Gears

Beach seine, boat seine, gillnet, purse seines, trawls