Oblada melanura

Size range: 15-20 cm (max: 36.6)

Common size: 20 cm

Depth range: 0-20m

Habitat:

• Hard - rocky
• Vegetation -sea grass

Water column position:

• Pelagic-Neritic

Schooling characteristics:

• Small groups
• Large schools

Colors & patterns:

Silvery, sometimes with thin dark stripes along the body.

Caudal peduncle with a dark saddle-shaped blotch with white edges.

Body almost symmetrical and mouth directed upward.

• Special patterns (for example, a breeding pattern)

Behavior:

1. Reef association: Transient - Usually in open water, inshore. Close to rocky bottoms or sea grass beds

2. Activity: Crepuscular

3. Approach: Shy

Feeding characteristic - Omnivorous, mainly small invertebrates

Native/Exotic: Native.

May be confused with: