Yellow-tipped threadfin bream (Nemipterus nematopus)

Scientific name: Nemipterus nematopus Bleeker, 1851

Yellow-tipped threadfin bream (Nemipterus nematopus)

The Yellow-tipped threadfin bream (Nemipterus nematopus) 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. Lower edge of eye touching or above a line drawn from the tip of snout to the upper base of the pectoral fin. Suborbital shallow, with a slightly emarginate lower edge. Dorsal fin origin about 2-6 scale rows from an imaginary line projected upwards from the posterior edge of the suborbital to dorsal profile. Relatively high soft dorsal fin, with the posterior rays the longest among the Nemipterus species. Upper lobe of caudal fin pointed and bright sulphur-yellow. Axillary scale present. Color: Pinkish head and body with mauve reflections, becoming pearly white on the ventral side.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Nemipterus nematopus
Family
Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
17.5
Common length
15.0
Depth range
30–102 m (98–335 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 30 - 102 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Philippines, Indonesia, and northern Australia from the Timor Sea to northern Queensland. The name Nemipterus marginatus has been misapplied to this species by some authors.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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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