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Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
Etymology: Nemipterus: Greek, nema, -atos = filament + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Edward Granville Theodore (1884–1950) was an Australian politician, nicknamed ‘Red Ted’, who served as Premier of Queensland (1919–1925). Ogilby honoured him “in recognition of the formation by him of a Department of Fisheries.” (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Ogilby.
Meio ambiente: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / faixa de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas demersal; não migratória; intervalo de profundidade 19 - 410 m (Ref. 9785). Subtropical; 13°S - 36°S, 145°E - 158°E (Ref. 3810)
Western Pacific: restricted to eastern Australia from north Queensland to New South Wales.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 128312); common length : 18.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 3810)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 10; Raios dorsais (total) : 9; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais : 7. Suborbital spine absent. Preopercle with 3 transverse scale rows. Pectoral fins long, reaching to or almost to level of origin of anal fin. Pelvic fins very long, reaching to or beyond level of origin of anal fin. A line drawn up from posterior edge of suborbital reaching the dorsal profile at about or behind origin of dorsal fin. Upper lobe of caudal fin with dusky tip. Axillary scale present. Color: Upper body pinkish-mauve, pearly-white below. A purple stripe curving from lower edge of eye to upper lip. An indistinct bluish-grey spot on upper part of opercle.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Inhabits sandy or muddy bottoms.
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Russell, B.C., 1990. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 12. Nemipterid fishes of the world. (Threadfin breams, whiptail breams, monocle breams, dwarf monocle breams, and coral breams). Family Nemipteridae. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of nemipterid species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(12):149p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 3810)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: pouco comercial
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Temperatura preferida (Ref.
123201): 19.7 - 24.6, mean 21.5 °C (based on 16 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.00849 - 0.02697), b=2.96 (2.81 - 3.11), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (19 of 100).
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