Author: Valenciennes, 1848
FBname: Goldspotted grenadier anchovy
Comments: A coastal and estuarine species, occurring in fully saline water, but also able to tolerate lowered salinities, perhaps almost fresh water.  Feeds on copepods, prawn and fish larvae, various unidentified crustaceans and cypris, also stomatopod larvae, mysids, polychaete larvae, isopods and <i>Sagitta</i>.  The breeding season is perhaps extended; probably entering estuaries to breed (larvae about 5 km up Burhabalang estuary, Orissa, India in May and June).  Utilized as a food fish (Ref. 171).