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Nemipterus randalli Russell, 1986

Randall's threadfin bream
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Turkey country information

Common names: Kılkuyruk mercan balığı
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: of potential interest | Ref: Bilecenoğlu, M., 2010
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Uses: no uses
Comments: First recorded from Iskenderun Bay in 2008 (Ref. 96857) extending to Antalya Bay (Ref. 94612). Also Ref. 84151, 96855.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tu.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ergüden, D., C. Turan, M. Gurlek, D. Yaglioglu and M. Gungor, 2010
National Database: CLOMFOT

Common names from other countries

Andaq, 郎氏金线鱼, Lal machh, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
Etymology: Nemipterus: Greek, nema, -atos = filament + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 20 - 450 m (Ref. 100719).   Tropical; 31°N - 30°S, 31°E - 99°E (Ref. 3810)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Western Indian Ocean: including the east and west coast of India, Pakistan, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, east African coast, Seychelles and Madagascar, east to Myanmar. A Lessepsian migrant (Ref. 84163). This species has been previously misidentified as Nemipterus mesoprion.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 15.6  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 124816); common length : 15.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3810); max. published weight: 330.00 g (Ref. 124816); max. reported age: 3.00 years (Ref. 96857)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

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 and pelvic fins very long, reaching to or just beyond level of origin of anal fin. A line drawn up from posterior edge of suborbital reaching the dorsal profile at about 3 to 7 scale rows before origin of dorsal fin. Upper lobe of caudal fin produced into a long trailing light red filament. Axillary scale present. Color: Body silvery pink. Peritoneum salmon-pink.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Benthic on sand or mud bottoms (Ref. 30573). No major fishery exists, but a large population is believed to occur in the Persian Gulf. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 127989.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Russell, B.C., 1990. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 12. Nemipterid fishes of the world. (Threadfin breams, whiptail breams, monocle breams, dwarf monocle breams, and coral breams). Family Nemipteridae. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of nemipterid species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(12):149p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 3810)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 28 June 2018

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial
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