Shetki

Name : Gerres setifer

Class : Actinopterygii

Order : Perciformes

Family : GerreidaeĀ 

Description :

Body short and / or deep, and slender; The depth is more than 2.3 times in standard length; There are only three rows of scales between lateral line and fifth dorsal fin spine; lateral line scales range from 33 to 35; Colour of the body is silvery; Last dorsal fin spine is longer than the penultimate spine

Size

Maximum length: 13.2 cm (TL), common length: 10-12 cm

Diet

Feeds on crustaceans and invertebrates

Utilization

Utilised in fresh/chilled and dried-salted forms

Gears

Gillnet, cast net, stake net, trawl, drag net