Author: (Bleeker, 1851)
FBname: Smallmouth threadfin
Comments: Found in turbid coastal waters, estuaries and mangrove creeks, and in mangrove-lined rivers (Ref. 57343).  Euryhaline (Ref. 12743).  Feeds mainly on small crustaceans (especially shrimps), fishes and benthic organisms (Ref. 3479).