Celebes threadfin bream (Nemipterus celebicus)

Scientific name: Nemipterus celebicus Bleeker, 1854

Celebes threadfin bream (Nemipterus celebicus)

The Celebes threadfin bream (Nemipterus celebicus) is a marine fish of the family Nemipteridae. Native range: Western Pacific, Indonesia and northern Australia.

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 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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Nemipterus celebicus
Family
Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
22.0
Common length
15.0
Depth range
30–100 m (98–328 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 30 - 100 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Indonesia and northern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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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