| Family: |
Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams) |
| Max. size: |
25.55 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 62 - 125 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Pacific: southern Taiwan and Indonesia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-7. This species is distinguished by the following characters: pectoral-fin rays ii, 14-15; gill rakers 10-12; body is moderately elongate, depth 3.2-3.6 in SL; head length is equal to or a little more than body depth; diameter of eye about equal to or a little less than snout length, 0.9-1.4 in snout; lower margin of eye is just above a line from tip of snout to upper pectoral-fin base; suborbital is moderately deep, its lower edge slightly emarginate, least depth 1.2-1.7 in eye diameter; an imaginary line extend upward from posterior edge of suborbital reaching dorsal profile somewhere between 3-7 scale rows before origin of dorsal fin; pectoral fins are moderately long, reaching to or just beyond level of vent; pelvic fins are very long, reaching to or just beyond origin of anal fin; caudal fin with the upper rays pointed or produced to form short filament (Ref. 116612). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 July 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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