| Reference no. | Holthuis, L.B., 1980 |
| Ecosystem | South India and Sri Lanka |
| Status | native |
| Abundance | |
| Lifestage | adults |
| Regional database | |
| Remarks | Known to be of major importance all along the west coast of India: Kutch (Ref. 158), Bombay (Ref. 180), Karwar (Ref. 239) and Travancore in present Kerala state (Ref. 240), where the species is fished on a very large scale in the littoral regions. C: Re |