Marine Life

Grey large-eye bream

Kandu uniya

Gymnocranius griseus

Gymnocranius griseus is characterized by a relatively deep body in both small juveniles and adults, and fishes of this family are food fishes that are marketed fresh, dried, or salted. Lobotes microprion Bleeker is a junior synonym based on the juvenile form.

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size: Common to 25 cm; max. 30 cm
color: Overall silvery, frequently with a diffused to vivid pattern of 5 to 8 narrow dark bars on side. Often a narrow brown bar across bases of caudal fin. Some adult individuals possess a few scattered blue spots or scribbling on the snout and cheek. Dark subocular bar present.
order: Perciformes
family: Lethrinidae
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habitat and biology: This species inhabits coastal waters, typically at depths between 20-80 m, and may form schools. Its diet consists mainly of benthic invertebrates.
distinctive characters: The fish has a dorsal fin with 10 spines and 10 rays, an anal fin with 3 spines and 10 rays, and a pectoral fin with 14 rays. Its body is oblong and has a depth of 1.9-2.3 inches in standard length, with the dorsal and ventral profile of the head being evenly convex or the ventral profile slightly straighter. It also has relatively large eyes and 6 moderate canines in front of each jaw, with the posterior part of the jaws reaching to about the level of the anterior nostrils.