Graceful threadfin bream (Nemipterus gracilis)

Scientific name: Nemipterus gracilis Bleeker, 1873

Graceful threadfin bream (Nemipterus gracilis)

The Graceful threadfin bream (Nemipterus gracilis) is a marine fish of the family Nemipteridae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Indonesia from Sumatra to Flores.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Suborbital spine absent. Preopercle with three transverse scale rows. Pectoral fins moderately long, reaching to about level of anus. Pelvic fins very long, reaching to between level of origin of anal fin and third anal spine. A line drawn up from posterior edge of suborbital reaching the dorsal profile at about 1 to 4 scale rows before origin of dorsal fin. Upper lobe of caudal fin slightly rounded, reddish tip. Color: Upper body pinkish, silvery below. Faint yellow stripe through nostril; golden yellow stripe from upper lip to below eye.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Nemipterus gracilis
Family
Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.0
Common length
15.0
Depth range
30–90 m (98–295 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 30 - 90 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia from Sumatra to Flores.
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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