Diagnostic Description
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Body oblong, compressed, and moderately deep, with an arched dorsal profile; snout prominent; mouth small and inferior; lower jaw enclosed by upper; chin with a stiff barbel; edge of preopercle serrate; second dorsal fin short, with 20 soft rays; pectoral fins with 19 rays; first pelvic ray prolonged; body uniformly dark and silvery; flanks without stripes; fins dark; first pelvic ray white (Ref. 55763).
Trophic Strategy
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Found over sandy bottom. Juveniles also litoral pools. Feeds on fishes, crustaceans and bivalves.
- Recorder
- Drina Sta. Iglesia
Biology
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Found over sandy bottom (Ref. 9118). Juveniles also littoral pools (Ref. 9118). Feeds on fishes, crustaceans and bivalves (Ref. 9118).
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao