Randall's threadfin bream

Nemipterus randalli

Fish Reaching Twenty Seven Centimeters in the Mediterranean Sea

Yellow
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Africa
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Nemipterus randalli, or Randall's threadfin bream, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Nemipteridae, the threadfin breams, which is native to the western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. It has invaded the eastern Mediterranean by Lessepsian migration through the Suez Canal.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Nemipteridae
Genus: Nemipterus
Maximum length: 27 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: including the east and west coast of India, Pakistan, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, east African coast, Seychelles and Madagascar, east to Myanmar. A Lessepsian migrant (Ref. 84163 ). This species has been previously misidentified as Nemipterus mesoprion .
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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