| Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams) |
| 21.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
|
demersal; marine; depth range 10 - 80 m |
| Western Pacific: Strait of Malacca and Gulf of Thailand to southern Japan. This species has been previously misidentified as Nemipterus marginatus by most authors (Ref. 3810). |
|
Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-7. Lower edge of eye touching or just above a line from tip of snout to upper pectoral-fin base; lower edge of suborbital slightly emarginate. Dorsal fin origin about 3-7 scale rows from imaginary line projected upward from posterior edge of suborbital to dorsal profile. Pectoral and pelvic fins long, reaching to or just short of level of anal-fin origin. Closely resembles N. bathybius Snyder, but has no yellow stripe on either side of the ventral midline and the upper tip of the caudal fin not drawn into a distinct filament. Axillary scale present. Color: Upper part pinkish, silvery below. |
| Found on sand or mud bottoms. |
|
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 July 2020 Ref. (130435)
|
| harmless |
Source and more info: www.fishbase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.
