Yellowbelly threadfin bream (Nemipterus bathybius)

Scientific name: Nemipterus bathybius Snyder, 1911

Yellowbelly threadfin bream (Nemipterus bathybius)

The Yellowbelly threadfin bream (Nemipterus bathybius) is a marine fish of the family Nemipteridae. Native range: Western Pacific, southern Japan to Indonesia and northwestern Australia.

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 almost to level of origin of anal fin. Pelvic fins moderately long, reaching beyond anus. A line drawn upwards from the posterior edge of suborbital reaching the dorsal profile in front of origin of dorsal fin. Upper lobe of caudal fin falcate and yellow, usually ribbon-like in adults. Axillary scale present. Color: Upper body pinkish, silvery below.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Nemipterus bathybius
Family
Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Common length
16.0
Depth range
35–300 m (115–984 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 35 - 300 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: southern Japan to Indonesia and northwestern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=8-10)

Sources

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

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