| Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams) |
| 22 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; marine; depth range 24 - 220 m, non-migratory |
| Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6192) and eastern Australia, from southern Queensland to northern New South Wales. This species is very similar to Nemipterus bathybius. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-7. Suborbital spine absent. Preopercle with 3 transverse scale rows. Pectoral and pelvic fins not reaching to level of origin of anal fin. Upper lobe of caudal fin produced into a long trailing filament. First dorsal spine short. A line drawn upwards from posterior edge of the suborbital reaching the dorsal profile at or behind origin of dorsal fin. Axillary scale present. Color: upper part of body red, shading through rose-pink on the sides to pearly-white on the ventral surface. Can be distinguished from N. bathybius by having a more slender body, wider interorbital and shorter pectoral fins. |
| Inhabits sandy or muddy bottoms. Feeds on small crustaceans. |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 July 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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