Author: (Fowler, 1900)
FBname: Nehu
Comments: Epipelagic (Ref. 58302).  A schooling species living close inshore and entering bays, inlets, estuaries, canals and even penetrating into fish ponds, thus able to tolerate a wide range of salinities.  Feeds mainly on planktonic crustacean larvae.  Breeds throughout the year, with a peak in summer, spawning at night (between 2200 and 0200 hours) in bays and estuaries (Ref. 189).