Culion Silverside

No teeth on palatines. Origin of dorsal fin at or up to 2 scales in front of vertical through ventral tips. Midlateral band silvery with a line of small dark dots above and minute black dots on row of scales below.Description: Characterized by having 14-18 predorsal scales; body depth about 5.0 in SL; large eye, 2.2-2.4 in head length; upper jaw extending just beyond vertical at front edge of eye; jaws and vomer with minute teeth, none in palatines (Ref. 90102).

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 10 - 12

Biology is unknown. Probably preyed upon by commercial fish species as food.

fisheries: of no interest