Author: (Bleeker, 1850)
FBname: Pinjalo
Comments: Adults inhabit reefs and rocky bottoms (Ref. 30573). They are found in schools over shallow depths of a few meters in open ocean reefs.  In most areas they are found in deep waters and are usually trawled to 100 m depth (Ref. 48635).  They feed on benthic and planktonic invertebrates (Ref. 30573), and possibly small fishes.  Marketed fresh or dried-salted.