''Nemipterus'' is a genus of fish in the family

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 and Pacific Oceans, but now also occur in the Mediterranean Sea due to Lessepsian migration.

Species

There are currently 28 recognized species in this genus: * ''

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) * ''

Nemipterus aurora ''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, 1993 (Dawn thread-fin bream) * ''

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 ...

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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 ''Nemipterus bathybius'', commonly known as the yellowbelly threadfin bream, is a marine fish native to the western Pacific Ocean. References

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'' Snyder, 1911 (Yellow-belly thread-fin bream) * ''

Nemipterus bipunctatus ''Nemipterus bipunctatus'', the Delagoa threadfin bream, is a species of threadfin bream native to Indian oceanic seas. It inhabits areas with mud or sand bottoms inhabited at depths from . This species can reach a length of , though most are on ...

'' ( Valenciennes, 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 ...

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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, 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 ...

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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, 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 {{Perciformes- ...

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Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Nemipterus japonicus ''Nemipterus japonicus'', commonly known as the Japanese threadfin bream, is a marine fish native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The species now also occurs in the Mediterranean, having invaded as a Lessepsian migrant through the Suez Canal. I ...

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, 1791) (Japanese thread-fin bream) * ''

Nemipterus marginatus ''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 g ...

'' ( Valenciennes, 1830) (Red-filament thread-fin bream) * ''

Nemipterus mesoprion ''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 ...

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Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Nemipterus nematophorus ''Macrorhynchia'' is a genus of hydroids in the family Aglaopheniidae. Species The following species are classified in this genus: *''Macrorhynchia allmani'' (Nutting, 1900) *'' Macrorhynchia ambigua'' Watson, 2000 *'' Macrorhynchia asymmetrica ...

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Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Nemipterus nemurus ''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 ...

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Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Nemipterus peronii ''Nemipterus peronii'', the notchedfin threadfin bream, notchedfin butterfly bream rosy threadfin bream or Peron's threadfin bream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to family Nemipteridae, the threadfin breams. This species occu ...

'' ( Valenciennes, 1830) (Notched-fin thread-fin bream) * ''

Nemipterus randalli ''Nemipterus randalli'', or Randall's threadfin bream, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Nemipteridae, the threadfin breams, which is native to the western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea, it has invaded the eastern Mediterranean by L ...

'' B. C. Russell, 1986 (Randall's thread-fin bream) * ''

Nemipterus sugillatus ''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 g ...

'' 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 ''Nemipterus tambuloides'', the fivelined threadfin bream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Nemipteridae, the threadfin breams. This fish is found in the Indo-Pacific region. Taxonomy ''Nemipterus tambuloides'' was ...

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Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Nemipterus theodorei ''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 g ...

'' J. D. Ogilby, 1916 (Theodore's thread-fin bream) * ''

Nemipterus thosaporni ''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 g ...

'' B. C. Russell, 1991 (Pale-fin thread-fin bream) * ''

Nemipterus virgatus ''Nemipterus virgatus'', the golden threadfin bream, is a species of threadfin bream native to the western Pacific, from southern Japan south to northwest Australia including the Arafura Sea. It inhabits areas with mud or sand substrates and th ...

'' ( Houttuyn, 1782) (Golden thread-fin bream) * ''

Nemipterus vitiensis ''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 g ...

'' B. C. Russell, 1990 (Fiji thread-fin bream) * '' Nemipterus zysron'' (

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