NAIMEE - نعيمية - PINJALO

QAR 15.00

 NAIMEE - نعيمية - PINJALO

Environment/Climate/Range Marine; reef-associated; depth range 15 - 100 m.   Tropical, preferred ?; 31°N - 16°S, 31°E - 149°E 
Distribution  Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Papua (Papua New Guinea), north to Taiwan.
Size / Weight / Age It attains a Max length : 80.0 cm; common length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed 
Short description Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10.
Biology Adults inhabit reefs and rocky bottoms. They are found in schools over shallow depths of a few meters in open ocean reefs. In most areas they are found in deep waters and are usually trawled to 100 m depth. They feed on benthic and planktonic invertebrates, and possibly small fishes. Marketed fresh or dried-salted.