Species: Seriolella violacea, Palm ruff

Seriolella violacea Guichenot, 1848

Palm ruff

Body oval, moderately elongate (depth ~ 35% of SL), slightly compressed; snout round; head covered with pores; large eye (~ 25% of head length), with a poorly developed fatty ring around it; mouth large;  opercle thin, with 2 flat spines; preopercle margin with fine teeth; 1 dorsal fin, VII-VIII low, strong spines, middle spines highest, origin behind pectoral base, 26-27 rays; anal fin III, 17-19, spines short, origin under ~ mid dorsal; pectoral long, pointed, reaches anus; pelvic much smaller than pectoral, inserted behind base of pectoral, connected by membrane to belly, can fold into groove on belly; tail forked; scales small, smooth, easily shed; head scaleless.