Diagnostic Description
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Pre-maxillae toothed, triangular; 1 supra-maxilla; isthmus broadly triangular, pointed anteriorly; W-shaped pelvic scute; vertebrae 38 to 39 (usually 39 - Venezuela). Silver lateral band not becoming narrower or fading anteriorly.
- Recorder
- Crispina B. Binohlan
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Analspines: 0; Vertebrae: 38 - 39
- Recorder
- Crispina B. Binohlan
Trophic Strategy
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Usually occurring inshore. Forms schools. Feeds on plankton.
- Recorder
- Drina Sta. Iglesia
Biology
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Usually occurring inshore. Forms schools. Feeds on plankton. Probably grows to 5 or 6 cm SL.
- Recorder
- Crispina B. Binohlan
Importance
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fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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- Crispina B. Binohlan
