Diagnostic Description
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المقدمة من Fishbase
Interpelvic process small and bifid. Lateral line with many auxiliary branches extending dorsally and ventrally in anterior third, gradually curving down toward caudal peduncle. Intestine with 4 folds and 5 limbs. Swim bladder absent. Body covered with small scales. Sides silvery with spots scattered along lateral median line.
Migration
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المقدمة من Fishbase
Oceanodromous. Migrating within oceans typically between spawning and different feeding areas, as tunas do. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
Morphology
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المقدمة من Fishbase
Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20 - 24; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 20 - 24; Vertebrae: 46 - 47
Trophic Strategy
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المقدمة من Fishbase
Little is known on the biology of this species.
Biology
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المقدمة من Fishbase
Feeds on small schooling fishes, such as sardines and anchovies and on shrimps. This species makes up an important part of the drift net fishery in Palk Bay and the Gulf of Mannar. Marketed fresh and dried-salted (Ref. 9684).
Importance
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المقدمة من Fishbase
fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes; price category: very high; price reliability: questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this genus
