Bottlenose Jewfish

Body silvery, everywhere so clouded with brown dots as to quite obscure the ground color; pectoral and pelvic fins pale (Ref. 9772).

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26 - 31; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 7

Inhabits shallow coastal waters, estuaries and rivers (Ref. 9772).

fisheries: minor commercial; price category: medium; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family