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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Nemipteridae Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams

Genus: Nemipterus

(See list of species below)


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25 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 18.5 cm SL
Nemipterus aurifilum (Ogilby, 1910)

Photo by FAO
 
Nemipterus aurifilum
[Yellow-lip threadfin bream]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Nemipterus aurora Russell, 1993

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Nemipterus aurora
[Dawn threadfin bream]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Nemipterus balinensis (Bleeker, 1858)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Nemipterus balinensis
[Balinese threadfin bream]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Nemipterus balinensoides (Popta, 1918)

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Nemipterus balinensoides
[Dwarf threadfin bream]

Photo by CSIRO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Nemipterus bathybius Snyder, 1911

Photo by CSIRO
 
Nemipterus bathybius
[Yellowbelly threadfin bream]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Nemipterus bipunctatus (Valenciennes, 1830)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Nemipterus bipunctatus
[Delagoa threadfin bream]

Photo by CSIRO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm SL
Nemipterus celebicus (Bleeker, 1854)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Nemipterus celebicus
[Celebes threadfin bream]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 24 cm SL
Nemipterus furcosus (Valenciennes, 1830)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Nemipterus furcosus
[Fork-tailed threadfin bream]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Nemipterus gracilis (Bleeker, 1873)

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Nemipterus gracilis
[Graceful threadfin bream]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 21.3 cm SL
Nemipterus hexodon (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Nemipterus hexodon
[Ornate threadfin bream]

Photo by CSIRO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm SL
Nemipterus isacanthus (Bleeker, 1873)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Nemipterus isacanthus
[Teardrop threadfin bream]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Indo-Pacific. A Red Sea
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch, 1791)

Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Nemipterus japonicus
[Japanese threadfin bream]

Photo by CSIRO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 15.6 cm SL
Nemipterus marginatus (Valenciennes, 1830)

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Nemipterus marginatus
[Red filament threadfin bream]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Nemipterus mesoprion (Bleeker, 1853)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Nemipterus mesoprion
[Mauvelip threadfin bream]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Nemipterus nematophorus (Bleeker, 1854)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Nemipterus nematophorus
[Doublewhip threadfin bream]

Photo by CSIRO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 17.5 cm SL
Nemipterus nematopus (Bleeker, 1851)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Nemipterus nematopus
[Yellow-tipped threadfin bream]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm SL
Nemipterus nemurus (Bleeker, 1857)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Nemipterus nemurus
[Redspine threadfin bream]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 29 cm SL
Nemipterus peronii (Valenciennes, 1830)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Nemipterus peronii
[Notchedfin threadfin bream]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Nemipterus randalli Russell, 1986

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Nemipterus randalli
[Randall's threadfin bream]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm SL
Nemipterus tambuloides (Bleeker, 1853)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Nemipterus tambuloides
[Fivelined threadfin bream]

Photo by Diggles, B.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Nemipterus theodorei Ogilby, 1916

Photo by Diggles, B.
 
Nemipterus theodorei
[Theodore's threadfin bream]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 21.5 cm SL
Nemipterus thosaporni Russell, 1991

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Nemipterus thosaporni
[Palefin threadfin bream]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Nemipterus virgatus (Houttuyn, 1782)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Nemipterus virgatus
[Golden threadfin bream]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm SL
Nemipterus vitiensis Russell, 1990

Photo by FAO
 
Nemipterus vitiensis
[Fiji threadfin bream]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 29.7 cm TL
Nemipterus zysron (Bleeker, 1856)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Nemipterus zysron
[Slender threadfin bream]
25 Species of Family Nemipteridae with Genus Nemipterus
(Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1910 Nemipterus aurifilum Yellow-lip threadfin bream Western Pacific 18.5 SL
1993 Nemipterus aurora Dawn threadfin bream Western Pacific 20 SL
1858 Nemipterus balinensis Balinese threadfin bream Indo-West Pacific 18 SL
1918 Nemipterus balinensoides Dwarf threadfin bream Indo-West Pacific 14 SL
1911 Nemipterus bathybius Yellowbelly threadfin bream Western Pacific 20 SL
1830 Nemipterus bipunctatus Delagoa threadfin bream Indian Ocean 30 TL
1854 Nemipterus celebicus Celebes threadfin bream Western Pacific 22 SL
1830 Nemipterus furcosus Fork-tailed threadfin bream Indian Ocean 24 SL
1873 Nemipterus gracilis Graceful threadfin bream Indo-West Pacific 18 SL
1824 Nemipterus hexodon Ornate threadfin bream Western Pacific 21.3 SL
1873 Nemipterus isacanthus Teardrop threadfin bream Western Pacific 21 SL
1791 Nemipterus japonicus Japanese threadfin bream Indo-Pacific. A Red Sea 32 TL
1830 Nemipterus marginatus Red filament threadfin bream Western Pacific 15.6 SL
1853 Nemipterus mesoprion Mauvelip threadfin bream Indo-West Pacific 14 SL
1854 Nemipterus nematophorus Doublewhip threadfin bream Indo-West Pacific 20 SL
1851 Nemipterus nematopus Yellow-tipped threadfin bream Western Central Pacific 17.5 SL
1857 Nemipterus nemurus Redspine threadfin bream Western Central Pacific 21 SL
1830 Nemipterus peronii Notchedfin threadfin bream Indo-West Pacific 29 SL
1986 Nemipterus randalli Randall's threadfin bream Western Indian Ocean 20 TL
1853 Nemipterus tambuloides Fivelined threadfin bream Indo-West Pacific 23 SL
1916 Nemipterus theodorei Theodore's threadfin bream Western Pacific 20 SL
1991 Nemipterus thosaporni Palefin threadfin bream Western Pacific 21.5 SL
1782 Nemipterus virgatus Golden threadfin bream Western Pacific 35 SL
1990 Nemipterus vitiensis Fiji threadfin bream Western Pacific 22 SL
1856 Nemipterus zysron Slender threadfin bream Indo-West Pacific 29.7 TL



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