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Nemipterus aurifilum (Ogilby, 1910) Yellow-lip threadfin bream |
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| Family: | Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams) | |||
| Max. size: | 22 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 24 - 220 m, non-migratory | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6192) and eastern Australia, from southern Queensland to northern New South Wales. This species is very similar to Nemipterus bathybius. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-7. Suborbital spine absent. Preopercle with 3 transverse scale rows. Pectoral and pelvic fins not reaching to level of origin of anal fin. Upper lobe of caudal fin produced into a long trailing filament. First dorsal spine short. A line drawn upwards from posterior edge of the suborbital reaching the dorsal profile at or behind origin of dorsal fin. Axillary scale present. Color: upper part of body red, shading through rose-pink on the sides to pearly-white on the ventral surface. Can be distinguished from N. bathybius by having a more slender body, wider interorbital and shorter pectoral fins. | |||
| Biology: | Inhabits sandy or muddy bottoms. Feeds on small crustaceans. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 July 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||