Red filament threadfin bream

Nemipterus marginatus

Eighteen Point Three Centimeters Seabream from the South China Sea

Red filament threadfin bream is a marine fish found around Western Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 18.3 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Nemipteridae
Genus: Nemipterus
Maximum length: 18.3 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Pacific: including the South China Sea, Strait of Malacca, southern coasts of Sumatra and Java, northern Australia, and the Gulf of Papua, to the Solomon Islands. This species has previously been confused with Nemipterus mesoprion .
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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