Palu

Name : Upeneus sulphureus

Class : Actinopterygii

Order : Perciformes

Family : Mullidae

Description :

Body moderately elongate; Chin with 2 slender barbels; maxilla reaching clearly posterior to front edge of eye (on some specimens to below centre of eye); Species with back greenish in colour, mottled with bronze, silvery white on side with 2 narrow yellow stripes; ventral part of body pale yellow; barbels whitish to pale yellowish; dorsal fins with 3 yellowish brown stripes; the outermost of first dorsal fin notably darker; caudal fin without dark bands.

Size

Maximum length: 21.4 cm (TL), common length: 14-18 cm (TL)

Diet

Feeds on crustaceans and small fishes

Utilization

Marketed mainly fresh.

Gears

Trawl, gillnet, traps