D. VIII, I+31-34; A. II, I+22-26; P. i+20-21; G.R. 7-8+17-19; CLS. 82-90; SLS. 12-17 scales, 26-31 scutes; vertebrate 10+14. Snout bluntly rounded. Breast naked ventrally to origin of pelvic fins; laterally, naked area of breast separated from naked base of pectoral fin by a moderate band of scales. Adults typically with 5 or 6 dusky bands on sides; in life, head and body generally silvery, blue-green above paler below; numerous, inconspicuous golden spots often present on sides mainly above level of pectoral fins; leading edge and tips of dorsal- and anal-fin lobes dark blue to dusky, rest of fin pale yellow-green except distal margin of anal fin whitish. Caudal fin yellow-green with trailing edge and lobe tips dark; pelvic fins hyaline to whitish; caudal fin yellow-green with trailing edge and lobe tips dark; pelvic fins hyaline to whitish.
habitats
Found in coastal waters adjacent to sandy beaches; also found to depths of 60 m, often near reefs. Singly or in small groups. Feeds mainly on crustaceans, mollusks and small fish that are abundant in the lagoons
Distribution
Widely distributed in tropical and subtropical waters of Indo-Pacific. It is occasionally found in waters from the western to southern parts of Taiwan, rarely in northern Taiwan.
Forsskål, P. 1775 
