Nemipterus bipunctatus
Nemipterus bipunctatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes (?) |
Family: | Nemipteridae |
Genus: | Nemipterus |
Species: | N. bipunctatus
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Binomial name | |
Nemipterus bipunctatus (Valenciennes, 1830)
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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 18 to 100 m (59 to 328 ft). This species can reach a length of 30 cm (12 in), though most are only around 25 cm (10 in). It is one of the most important species of commercial fisheries in India and Sri Lanka.
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Categories:
- Nemipterus
- Fish of the Indian Ocean
- Fish of the Red Sea
- Marine fauna of East Africa
- Fish described in 1830
- Taxa named by Achille Valenciennes
- Perciformes stubs