A schooling species occurring in coastal waters, but perhaps able to tolerate lowered salinities (e.g. mouth of Indragiri River, Indonesia). Marketed fresh or dried (Ref. 27550).

Indo-Pacific: Eastern Indian Ocean (Waltair and Kakinada, if the subspecies bengalensis is truly this species) and western Pacific (Gulf of Thailand, Singapore, Sumatra, Sarawak).

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 18 - 19

Maximum size: 68 mm SL

10.0 cm NG (male/unsexed; (Ref. 27550))

Belly with 6 or 7 (rarely 8) small needle-like pre-pelvic scutes; a small pre-dorsal spine and another spine on the pelvic scute. Maxilla pointed, reaching to or beyond hind border of pre-operculum, the latter concave, indented near maxilla tip. Few small teeth on upper edge of hyoid bones in some specimens. A double pigment line on back behind dorsal fin.

Depth range based on 2 specimens in 1 taxon.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 0.5 - 2

Graphical representation

Depth range (m): 0.5 - 2
 
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pelagic-neritic; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 189)

Amphidromous. Refers to fishes that regularly migrate between freshwater and the sea (in both directions), but not for the purpose of breeding, as in anadromous and catadromous species. Sub-division of diadromous. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.Characteristic elements in amphidromy are: reproduction in fresh water, passage to sea by newly hatched larvae, a period of feeding and growing at sea usually a few months long, return to fresh water of well-grown juveniles, a further period of feeding and growing in fresh water, followed by reproduction there (Ref. 82692).

A schooling species occurring in coastal waters, but perhaps able to tolerate lowered salinities (e.g. mouth of Indragiri River, Indonesia). Eggs are common in brackish waters and mangroves with salinity range of 25-33.5 ppt and the larvae and early juveniles occur even in salinity as low as 33.5 ppt.

Not Evaluated

fisheries: minor commercial