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Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
Etymology: Pentapodus: Greek, pente = five + Greek, pous = feet (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: James Barker Emery (ca: 1794–1889) was a gifted artist and amateur naturalist who joined the Royal Navy (1808) and was First Lieutenant aboard the ‘Beagle’ during a survey of the Australian coast (1837–1841). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Richardson.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 2 - 35 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 19°N - 23°S, 104°E - 131°E (Ref. 3810)
Western Pacific: Philippines, Indonesia, and northwestern Australia.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 90102); common length : 18.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3810)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 10; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 9; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 7. Head scales reaching forward to level of posterior nostrils. Suborbital naked. Lower limb of preopercle with 2 or 3 scale rows. Pelvic fins moderately long, reaching almost to level of anus. Axillary scale present. Color: Upper body blue, lower white.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Found on clear coastal reef slopes (Ref. 48635). A solitary species (Ref. 9710) but may be found also in groups (Ref. 90102). Excellent eye-sight (Ref. 48635). Feeds on small fishes, crustaceans, ophiuroids and sipunculid worms.
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: pesquerías de subsistencia
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 27.2 - 29.1, mean 28.7 °C (based on 1099 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01413 (0.00668 - 0.02988), b=2.97 (2.80 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.6 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (25 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 49.2 [31.0, 97.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.613 [0.302, 1.522] mg/100g; Protein = 19.1 [17.2, 20.8] %; Omega3 = 0.142 [0.087, 0.236] g/100g; Selenium = 29.1 [17.4, 51.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 71 [21, 200] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.18 [0.83, 1.69] mg/100g (wet weight);