Nemipterus furcosus

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Family : Threadfin breams , Whiptail breams ; Inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms ; also in sheltered estuaries[1]. Feeds mainly on crustaceans and small fishes . Principal catch in the Taiwanese pair-trawl fishery off the coast of northwestern Australia. Good food fish (Ref. 171).

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -2,693 meters (0 to -8,835 feet).[2]

Biome: Marine .

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Dentex furcosus • Dentex furcosus Valenciennes • Dentex furcosus Valenciennes, 1830 • Dentex hypselognathus Bleeker • Dentex ovenii Bleeker • Dentex sundanensis Bleeker • Dentex upeneoides Bleeker • Genyorage rubicauda Saville-Kent • Nemipterus furcosus • Nemipterus furcosus (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830) • Nemipterus hypselognathus (Bleeker • Nemipterus ovenii (Bleeker • Nemipterus peronii (Valenciennes • Nemipterus robustus Ogilby • Nemipterus sudanensis (Bleeker • Nemipterus sundanensis (Bleeker • Nemipterus upeneoides (Bleeker • Nemipterus worcesteri Evermann & Seale • Synagris furcosus Günther • Synagris hypselognathus (Bleeker • Synagris ovenii (Bleeker • Synagris upeneoides (Bleeker • Synagris worcesteri (Evermann & Seale

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 06-Mar-1994

Similar Species

Members of the genus Nemipterus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 26 species and subspecies in this genus:

N. aurifilum (Yellow-Lip Threadfin Bream) · N. aurorus (Dawn Threadfin Bream) · N. balinensis (Balinese Threadfin Bream) · N. balinensoides (Dwarf Threadfin Bream) · N. bathybius (Yellow-Bellied Threadfin-Bream) · N. bathybus (Yellow-Bellied Threadfin-Bream) · N. bipunctatus (Bleeker´s Surgeonfish) · N. celebicus (Five-Lined Threadfin Bream) · N. furcosus (Fork-Tailed Threadfin Bream) · N. gracilis (Graceful Threadfin Bream) · N. hexodon (Yellow-Banded Butterfly-Bream) · N. isacanthus (Twin-Lined Threadfin-Bream) · N. japonicus (Japanese Threadfin-Bream) · N. marginatus (Palefinned Threadfin Bream) · N. mesoprion (Mauvelip Threadfin Bream) · N. nematophorus (Double-Whip Butterfly-Bream) · N. nematopus (Yellow-Tipped Threadfin-Bream) · N. nemurus (Redspine Threadfin Bream) · N. peronii (Notched Butterfly Bream) · N. randalli (Randall's Threadfin Bream) · N. tambuloides (Fivelined Threadfin Bream) · N. theodorei (Theodore´s Butterfly Bream) · N. thosaporni (Palefin Threadfin Bream) · N. virgatus (Yellow-Lipped Threadfin-Bream) · N. vitiensis (Fiji Threadfin Bream) · N. zysron (Slender Yellow-Tipped Threadfin-Bream)

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Further Reading

• Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington. Washington, D.C.: The Society, 1918- url , p. 183.
• Fishery bulletin / U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service. Washington, D.C.: The Service: url p. 518, p. 900.
• The fishes of Samoa. Description of the species found in the Archipelago, with a provisional check-list of the fishes of Oceania. [By David Starr Jordan and Alvin Seale]. .. 1906 Washington, Government print off., 1906. url p. 265.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
• FishBase
• FishBase 2006.
• FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
• Randall, John E. (from FishBase).
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 2008:

• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: AIMS - Baited Remote Underwater Video Station (OBIS Australia)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: CSIRO Marine Data Warehouse (OBIS Australia)
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
• OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
• Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 132863
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-25851
• Fishbase Species ID: 5843
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14459992
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 168993
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 117755

Footnotes

1. Kuiter, R. H. and Tonozuka (2001). Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 1. Eels- Snappers, Muraenidae - Lutjanidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 302 p. [back]
2. Mean = -118.410 meters (-388.484 feet), Standard Deviation = 363.730 based on 2,254 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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