Karchani

Name : Platycephalus indicus

Class : Actinopterygii

Order : Scorpaeniformes

Family : Platycephalidae

Description :

Head strongly depressed; brownish or greyish above, whitish below; Pectoral and pelvic fins with numerous brown blotches. Distinctive color pattern on the caudal fin with centrally yellow and black stripes on upper and lower margins?

Size

Maximum length: 67.3 cm (TL), common length: 40-60 cm (TL)

Diet

Feeds on invertebrates, crustaceans, molluscs and small fishes

Utilization

Marketed fresh and consumed locally.

Gears

Trawl, gillnet