Ornate threadfin bream (Nemipterus hexodon)

Scientific name: Nemipterus hexodon Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

Ornate threadfin bream (Nemipterus hexodon)

The Ornate threadfin bream (Nemipterus hexodon) is a marine fish of the family Nemipteridae. Native range: Western Pacific, Andaman Sea to the Solomon Islands.

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 beyond level of anus. Pelvic fins very long, reaching to or just beyond level of anus. A line drawn up from posterior edge of suborbital reaching the dorsal profile at about 2 to 6 scale rows before origin of dorsal fin. Upper lobe of caudal fin slightly longer than lower, tipped with yellow. Females predominate at small sizes, males at larger sizes. Axillary scale present. Color: Upper body pinkish, silvery white below.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Nemipterus hexodon
Family
Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
21.0
Common length
15.0
Depth range
10–80 m (33–262 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 10 - 80 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Andaman Sea to the Solomon Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.4-0.6)

Sources

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

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