Tarlo

Name : Monodactylus argenteus 

Class : Actinopterygii

Order : Perciformes

Family : Monodactvlidae

Description :

Adults bright silver with yellow and dusky dorsal fin tip. Small juveniles more colourful with yellow over most of the dorsal fin and two vertical black bands over the head. Fins yellow except pectoral translucent. Eyes large, mouth small

Size

Maximum length: 27.0 cm (SL), common length: 10-14 cm (TL)

Diet

Feeds on plankton and detritus

Utilization

Fresh consumption and also kept as an aquarium fish.

Gears

Cast net, gillnet