| Family: |
Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams) |
| Max. size: |
20 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 56 - 90 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands to southeastern Indonesia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-7. Body pinkish above, shading through pale mauve to silvery on ventral half with 4 or 5 longitudinal, upward-curved silvery-white stripes along the middle of each scale row below lateral line. |
| Biology: |
Inhabit sand and muddy bottoms (Ref. 9785). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 July 2020 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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