Notchedfin threadfin bream (Nemipterus peronii) fish species and information / pictures of Notchedfin threadfin bream - Nemipterus peronii

Notchedfin threadfin bream (Nemipterus peronii) fish species information

Scientific Name
Nemipterus peronii

Common Name
Notchedfin threadfin bream

Biology
Occurs on sand or mud bottoms and feeds on fish, crustaceans, mollusks and polychaetes. Usually in small groups; flighty during the day (Ref. 48635). Trawled in commercial quantities in the Straits of Malacca and off the Terengganu coast, South China Sea.

Classification

Classified By
Valenciennes, 1830
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams (Nemipteridae)

Distribution

Region
Indo-West Pacific
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea to Taiwan and northern Australia. This species name has been misapplied to Nemipterus furcosus.
Range
34°N - 27°S, 31°E - 172°E

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
17 m
Depth To - meters
100 m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 17 - 100 m (Ref. 9785)
Trophic Level
3.65 s.e. 0.57 Based on diet studies.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
True
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
29.0 cm
Common Length
17.0 cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm=1)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated