Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Occurs in offshore waters. Very rarely found in markets.
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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)
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Distribution
Western Pacific: including southern Japan, Taiwan, Philippines and eastern Indonesia.
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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)
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 7
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Russell, B.C. 1997 Nemipteridae. Threadfin breams, whiptail breams, monocle breams, dwarf monocle breams and coral breams. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. The Western Central Pacific. (in preparation). (Ref. 9785)
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Size
Max. size
10.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 3810))
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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)
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Diagnostic Description
Body is moderately deep, about 2.4 to 2.8 in SL; the snout is short, its length less than the diameter of the eye. The pelvic and pectoral fins are short, not reaching the anus. Body color is light reddish, becoming paler below. Two broad longitudinal yellow stripes are on the sides, one running from behind the eye, and the other from above the pectoral fin.
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Russell, B.C. 1997 Nemipteridae. Threadfin breams, whiptail breams, monocle breams, dwarf monocle breams and coral breams. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. The Western Central Pacific. (in preparation). (Ref. 9785)
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 3 specimens in 1 taxon.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 182 - 191
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 182 - 191
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Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 182 - 191
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 182 - 191
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Environment
demersal; non-migratory; marine; depth range 150 - 300 m (Ref. 9785)
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Russell, B.C. 1997 Nemipteridae. Threadfin breams, whiptail breams, monocle breams, dwarf monocle breams and coral breams. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. The Western Central Pacific. (in preparation). (Ref. 9785)
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Importance
fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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Coppola, S.R., W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, N. Scialabba and K.E. Carpenter 1994 SPECIESDAB: Global species database for fishery purposes. User's manual. FAO Computerized Information Series (Fisheries). No. 9. Rome, FAO. 103 p. (Ref. 171)
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