Delagoa threadfin bream
📖 Overview
Found on sand or mud bottoms . Feeds mainly on crustaceans, cephalopods (Loligo), small fishes and polychaetes.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Suborbital spine absent. Preopercle with 3 transverse scale rows. Pectoral fins moderately long, reaching to or just behind anus. Pelvic fins long, reaching to or just beyond level of origin of anal fin. A line drawn up from posterior edge of suborbital reaching the dorsal profile about 3 to 5 scales before origin of dorsal fin. Scale rows on body below lateral line upward-curved anteriorly. Axillary scale present. Color: Upper body pinkish, silvery below. Snout with 2 indistinct stripes.: fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Delagoa threadfin bream is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 18 - 100 m . Tropical; 31°N - 30°S, 31°E - 103°E east Africa south to Delagoa Bay in Mozambique, Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar, Arabian Sea, Sri Lanka, Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea, and Strait of Malacca.
🌿 Ecology
crustaceans, cephalopods (Loligo), small fishes and polychaetes
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dentex bipunctatus | Valenciennes | 1830 | Synonym |
| Nemipterus bleekeri | Day | 1875 | Synonym |
| Nemipterus delagoae | Smith | 1941 | Synonym |
| Nemipterus mulloides | Smith | 1939 | Synonym |
| Synagris bleekeri | Day | 1875 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 7 records indexed .
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