Burato

Name : Ambassis urotaenia

Class : Actinopterygii

Order : Perciformes

Family : Ambassidae

Description :

Body all silvery and translucent with a dusky midlateral band. Back margin evenly dark. Membrane between 2nd and 3rd dorsal spine blackish. Mouth strongly oblique. Margin almost straight from the origin of the 1st dorsal snout.

Size

Maximum length: 14.0 cm (TL), common length: 8-12 cm (TL)

Diet

Feeds on crustaceans and small fishes.

Utilization

Marketed dried and salted

Gears

Shore seine, gill net, cast net, hook-and line