''Nemipterus'' is a
genus
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of
fish
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in the
family
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Nemipteridae
Nemipteridae are a family of fishes within the order Perciformes. They are known as threadfin breams, whiptail breams and false snappers.
They are found in tropical waters of the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. Most species are benthic carni ...
. They are native to the
Indian
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and
Pacific Ocean
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s, but now also occur in the
Mediterranean Sea
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due to
Lessepsian migration
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.
Species
There are currently 28 recognized species in this genus:
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Nemipterus aurifilum
''Nemipterus'' is a genus of fish in the family Nemipteridae. They are native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, but now also occur in the Mediterranean Sea due to Lessepsian migration.
Species
There are currently 28 recognized species in this ge ...
''
( J. D. Ogilby, 1910) (Yellow-lip thread-fin bream)
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Nemipterus aurora''
B. C. Russell, 1993 (Dawn thread-fin bream)
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Nemipterus balinensis
''Nemipterus'' is a genus of fish in the family Nemipteridae. They are native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, but now also occur in the Mediterranean Sea due to Lessepsian migration.
Species
There are currently 28 recognized species in this ge ...
''
(Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Nemipterus balinensoides
''Nemipterus'' is a genus of fish in the family Nemipteridae. They are native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, but now also occur in the Mediterranean Sea due to Lessepsian migration.
Species
There are currently 28 recognized species in this ge ...
'' ( Popta, 1918) (Dwarf thread-fin bream)
* '' Nemipterus bathybius'' Snyder, 1911 (Yellow-belly thread-fin bream)
* '' Nemipterus bipunctatus'' (Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
, 1830) (Delagoa thread-fin bream)
* ''Nemipterus celebicus
''Nemipterus'' is a genus of fish in the family Nemipteridae. They are native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, but now also occur in the Mediterranean Sea due to Lessepsian migration.
Species
There are currently 28 recognized species in this ge ...
'' (Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Nemipterus elaine
''Nemipterus'' is a genus of fish in the family Nemipteridae. They are native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, but now also occur in the Mediterranean Sea due to Lessepsian migration.
Species
There are currently 28 recognized species in this ge ...
'' Russell & Gouws, 2020 Nemipterus flavomandibularis
''Nemipterus'' is a genus of fish in the family Nemipteridae. They are native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, but now also occur in the Mediterranean Sea due to Lessepsian migration.
Species
There are currently 28 recognized species in this ge ...
'' B. C. Russell & Tweddle, 2013 (Yellow-jaw thread-fin bream) [Russell, B.C. & Tweddle, D. (2013)]
A new species of ''Nemipterus'' (Pisces: Nemipteridae) from the Western Indian Ocean.
''Zootaxa, 3630 (1): 191–197.''
* ''Nemipterus furcosus
''Nemipterus furcosus'', the fork-tailed threadfin bream, also known as the rosy threadfin bream, is a species of threadfin bream native to Indian oceanic seas around Maldives, Sri Lanka, Andaman islands, and Pacific oceanic seas around Indones ...
'' (Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
, 1830) (Fork-tailed thread-fin bream)
* ''Nemipterus gracilis
''Nemipterus'' is a genus of fish in the family Nemipteridae. They are native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, but now also occur in the Mediterranean Sea due to Lessepsian migration.
Species
There are currently 28 recognized species in this ge ...
'' (Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Nemipterus hexodon
''Nemipterus'' is a genus of fish in the family Nemipteridae. They are native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, but now also occur in the Mediterranean Sea due to Lessepsian migration.
Species
There are currently 28 recognized species in this ge ...
'' ( Quoy & Gaimard
Joseph Paul Gaimard (31 January 1793 – 10 December 1858) was a French naval surgeon and naturalist.
Biography
Gaimard was born at Saint-Zacharie on January 31, 1793. He studied medicine at the naval medical school in Toulon, subsequent ...
, 1824) (Ornate thread-fin bream)
* ''Nemipterus isacanthus
''Nemipterus isacanthus'', commonly known as the teardrop threadfin bream, is a marine fish native to the western Pacific Ocean.
References
Fish of Thailand
Fish described in 1873
Fish of the Pacific Ocean
isacanthus
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'' (Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Nemipterus japonicus'' (Bloch Bloch is a surname of German origin. Notable people with this surname include:
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, 1791) (Japanese thread-fin bream) Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
, 1830) (Red-filament thread-fin bream)
* '' Nemipterus mesoprion'' (Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Nemipterus nematophorus'' (Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Nemipterus nematopus'' (Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Nemipterus nemurus'' (Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Nemipterus peronii'' (Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
, 1830) (Notched-fin thread-fin bream)
* '' Nemipterus randalli'' B. C. Russell, 1986 (Randall's thread-fin bream)
* '' Nemipterus sugillatus'' B. C. Russell & H. C. Ho, 2017 [Russell, B.C. & Ho, H.-C. (2017): A new species of ''Nemipterus'' (Perciformes: Nemipteridae) and first record of ''N. nematophorus'' (Bleeker) from Taiwan. ''Zootaxa, 4231 (2): 281-288.'']
* '' Nemipterus tambuloides'' (