Fivelined threadfin bream

Nemipterus tambuloides

Fish Reaching Twenty Three Centimeters in Indo West Pacific

Yellow
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Nemipterus tambuloides, the fivelined threadfin bream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Nemipteridae, the threadfin breams. This fish is found in the Indo-Pacific region.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Nemipteridae
Genus: Nemipterus
Maximum length: 23 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea, Strait of Malacca, Philippines, Gulf of Thailand, South China Sea and Indonesia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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