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Bluish or greenish colour on the back, with sides lined by a blue lengthwise band and silvery belly.
Can measure up to 25 centimetres in length.
Marketed
weights/grammages:
From 12 to 16 pieces/kg
From 16 to 20 pieces/kg
From 20 to 24 pieces/kg
Preparation and packing:
a) Whole
b) 5 - 6 kg POLYSPAN boxes
c) On ice
Gregarious, erratic, on large banks. Inshore and even coastal. Feed for many predators.
Caught by purse-seining.
