Habitat,biology,andfisheries:Marine,pelagic,probablyenteringestuaries.Feedsondetritus.Records of spawning in Chilka Lake, east coast of India, in August. No special fishery, but contributes to clupeid catches; in Saudi Arabia it is caught in set nets and traps, but commands only low to medium prices in markets. Other gears include purse seines. Marketed fresh, dried, dried-salted, boiled, or made into fish balls.