Shetki

Name : Gerres filamentosus

Class : Actinopterygii

Order : Perciformes

Family : Gerreidae

Description :

Body silvery with 7-10 and oval black spots in vertical series on upper half side. caudal fin large and forked deeply. Maxillary reaches beyond level of eye anterior edge. Dorsal fin 2nd spine filamentous and very long, caudal fin large and forked deeply.

Size

Maximum length: 25.1 cm (TL), common length: 15-20 cm (TL)

Diet

Feeds on small crustaceans, polychaetes, worms and insect larvae

Utilization

Marketed fresh and chilled. It is also dried-salted

Gears

Gillnet, cast net, drag net