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Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
Etymology: Nemipterus: Greek, nema, -atos = filament + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 30 - 100 m (Ref. 9785). Tropical; 2°S - 21°S, 114°E - 144°E (Ref. 3810)
Western Pacific: Indonesia and northern Australia.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3810); common length : 15.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3810)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 10; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 9; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 7. Suborbital spine absent. Preopercle with 3 transverse scale rows. Pectoral fins long, reaching to between level of anus and origin of anal fin. Pelvic fins very long, reaching to or beyond level of origin of anal fin. Upper lobe of caudal fin slightly rounded and rosy. A line drawn up from posterior edge of suborbital reaching the dorsal profile about 2-4 scales before the origin of dorsal fin. Axillary scale present. Color: Upper body pinkish, silvery white below. Two silvery-mauve lines in front of and below eye.
Occurs on sand or mud bottoms. Feeds mainly on small crustaceans.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Russell, B.C., 1990. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 12. Nemipterid fishes of the world. (Threadfin breams, whiptail breams, monocle breams, dwarf monocle breams, and coral breams). Family Nemipteridae. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of nemipterid species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(12):149p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 3810)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
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