Scientific Name
Nemipterus tambuloides

Common Name
Fivelined threadfin bream

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Suborbital spine absent. Preopercle with 3 transverse scale rows. Pectoral and pelvic fins long, reaching to between level of anus and origin of anal fin. A line drawn up from posterior edge of suborbital reaching the dorsal profile at about 2 to 7 scale rows before origin of dorsal fin. Upper lobe of caudal fin pointed, with sulphur-yellow tip. Axillary scale present. Color: Upper body rosy, silvery-white below. Two yellow stripes beneath eye. Cheeks and opercle with golden and mauve reflections.

Classification

Classified By

Bleeker, 1853

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams (Nemipteridae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-West Pacific

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea, Strait of Malacca, Philippines, Gulf of Thailand, South China Sea and Indonesia.

Range

15°N - 9°S, 94°E - 118°E

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

50 m

Depth To - meters

70 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 50 - 70 m (Ref. 9785)

Trophic Level

4.01999998092651 s.e. 0.69 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

23.0 cm

Common Length

18.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (24 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.6-0.7)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated