notchedfin threadfin bream

Nemipterus peronii

Seabream beneath the Red Sea

Yellow
Tropical
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Nemipterus peronii, the notchedfin threadfin bream, notchedfin butterfly bream rosy threadfin bream or Peron's threadfin bream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to family Nemipteridae, the threadfin breams. This species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific region.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Nemipteridae
Genus: Nemipterus
Maximum length: 29 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: from the Red Sea to Taiwan and northern Australia. This species name has been misapplied to Nemipterus furcosus .
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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