Author: (Cuvier, 1829)
FBname: Savalai hairtail
Comments: Inhabits coastal waters and often comes near the surface at night.  Feeds on a variety of small fishes and crustaceans (chiefly on prawns and species of <i>Setippina</i>, <i>Anchoviella</i>, <i>Harpodon</i>, <i>Trichiurus</i> etc. in Hooghly estuaries in India).  Caught mainly with shore seines, bagnets and coastal bottom trawls in Asian countries.  Marketed fresh and iced as well as dried salted.