| Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams) |
| 20 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; marine; depth range - 75 m, non-migratory |
| Indo-West Pacific: including the Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea, Strait of Malacca, Philippines, South China Sea, Gulf of Thailand and Indonesia. Record from northwestern Australia is apparently unfounded. |
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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 long, reaching to between level of anus and origin of anal fin. First two dorsal spines close together, almost fused, forming a very long filament. Upper lobe of caudal fin produced to form a trailing filament. A line drawn up from the posterior edge of suborbital reaching the dorsal profile about 2 to 5 scale rows before origin of dorsal fin. Axillary scale present. Color: Head and body pinkish, silvery-white below. |
| Occurs on sand or mud bottoms. |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 28 June 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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