golden threadfin bream

Nemipterus virgatus

Thirty Five Centimeters Seabream of Australian Waters

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

Nemipterus virgatus, the golden threadfin bream or yellowlipped threadfin bream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Nemipteridae, the threadfin breams. This species is found in the Western Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Nemipteridae
Genus: Nemipterus
Maximum length: 35 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Pacific: southern Japan to northwestern Australia and the Arafura Sea.
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

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