Delagoa threadfin bream (Nemipterus bipunctatus)

Scientific name: Nemipterus bipunctatus Valenciennes, 1830

Delagoa threadfin bream (Nemipterus bipunctatus)

The Delagoa threadfin bream (Nemipterus bipunctatus) is a marine fish of the family Nemipteridae.

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 moderately long, reaching to or just behind anus. Pelvic fins long, reaching to or just beyond level of origin of anal fin. A line drawn up from posterior edge of suborbital reaching the dorsal profile about 3 to 5 scales before origin of dorsal fin. Scale rows on body below lateral line upward-curved anteriorly. Axillary scale present. Color: Upper body pinkish, silvery below. Snout with 2 indistinct stripes.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Nemipterus bipunctatus
Family
Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Common length
25.0
Depth range
18–100 m (59–328 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 18 - 100 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Persian Gulf, east Africa south to Delagoa Bay in Mozambique, Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar, Arabian Sea, Sri Lanka, Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea, and Strait of Malacca. This species has generally been reported under the name Nemipteus delagoae or Nemipterus bleekeri.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.4-0.8)

Sources

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

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