Fivelined threadfin bream (Nemipterus tambuloides)

Scientific name: Nemipterus tambuloides Bleeker, 1853

Fivelined threadfin bream (Nemipterus tambuloides)

The Fivelined threadfin bream (Nemipterus tambuloides) is a marine fish of the family Nemipteridae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Andaman Sea, Strait of Malacca, Philippines, Gulf of Thailand, South China Sea and Indonesia.

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 and pelvic fins long, reaching to between level of anus and origin of anal fin. A line drawn up from posterior edge of suborbital reaching the dorsal profile at about 2 to 7 scale rows before origin of dorsal fin. Upper lobe of caudal fin pointed, with sulphur-yellow tip. Axillary scale present. Color: Upper body rosy, silvery-white below. Two yellow stripes beneath eye. Cheeks and opercle with golden and mauve reflections.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Nemipterus tambuloides
Family
Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
23.0
Common length
18.0
Depth range
50–70 m (164–230 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 50 - 70 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea, Strait of Malacca, Philippines, Gulf of Thailand, South China Sea and Indonesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.6-0.7)

Sources

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

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