Lepo

Name : Samaris cristatus

Class : Actinopterygii

Order : Pleuronectiformes 

Family : Samaridae

Description :

Body on eyes side is brownish with darker spots and blotches; A series of blotches along dorsal and ventral body margins; Blind side of the body is whitish; Pectoral fin on blind side absent or reduced; Pelvic fin on eyed side elongated; Caudal fin with 16 unbranched rays and rounded margin; Dorsal fin: 0, 73-78, Anal fin: 0, 50-55

Size

Maximum length: 17.9 cm TL, common length: 13-15 cm TL

Diet

Feeds on benthic invertebrates and fishes

Utilization

It is utilised in fresh/frozen/dried forms

Gears

Trawl, gillnet, seine net