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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.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino demersal; no migratorio; rango de profundidad 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.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 128312); common length : 18.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3810)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 10; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 9; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 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 vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial
Herramientas
Informes especiales
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 19.7 - 24.6, mean 21.5 °C (based on 16 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
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).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.9 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (19 of 100).
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