Balinese threadfin bream (Nemipterus balinensis)

Scientific name: Nemipterus balinensis Bleeker, 1859

Balinese threadfin bream (Nemipterus balinensis)

The Balinese threadfin bream (Nemipterus balinensis) is a marine fish of the family Nemipteridae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, southern Indonesia, Sumatra to Flores. This species is very similar to Nemipterus bathybius.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Suborbital spine absent. Preopercle with 3 transverse scale rows. Pectoral fins long, reaching to or almost to level of origin of anal fin. Pelvic fins moderately long, reaching to or just beyond anus. Upper lobe of caudal fin produced into a short trailing filament. A line drawn upwards from the posterior edge of suborbital reaching the dorsal profile 2 to 5 scale rows before origin of dorsal fin. Axillary scale present. Color: Upper body pinkish, pearly white below. Compared to N. bathybius, this has a more or less straight caudal filament; is more slender and differs in color pattern: lower lateral stripe originates from above the pectoral-fin base; dorsal fin lacks undulating yellow lines; and upper caudal fin and filament red-edged.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Nemipterus balinensis
Family
Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.0
Common length
12.0
Depth range
50–150 m (164–492 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 50 - 150 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: southern Indonesia, Sumatra to Flores. This species is very similar to Nemipterus bathybius.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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