Author: (Cuvier, 1829)
FBname: Tardoore
Comments: Found close to shore and also entering estuaries (e.g. Aluhaluh on Barito River in Kalimantan, Indonesia).  Ascends rivers into the tidal zone (Ref. 12693).  Feeds on mysids, <i>Pseudodiaptomus</i> and copepod eggs, also prawns and other small crustaceans, bivalve eggs and larvae, amphipods and small fishes.  Spawns in late February or early March to July or August (around Karwar, India).  Used as fish meal or fertilizer (Ref. 4832).