Elaine's threadfin bream

📖 Overview

Elaine's threadfin bream (Nemipterus elaine), first described by Russell & Gouws, 2020 is a small fish in the family Nemipteridae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 14.80 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 116 to 120 metres. It occurs in Tropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. This species is distinguished by the following characters: pectoral-fin rays ii,14 (ii,13-15); gill rakers 14 (13-15); body is moderately elongate, its depth 3.0 (2.9-3.2) in SL; head length about equal to body depth, its depth 1.0 in head length; diameter of eye about equal to or a little more than snout length, 1.0 (0.8-0.9) in snout; lower margin of the eye tangent to a line from tip of snout to upper pectoral fin base; suborbital is shallow, its lower edge emarginate, least depth 2.6 (2.4-2.6) in eye diameter; imaginary line extended upward from posterior edge of suborbital reaching dorsal profile about 5-6 scale rows before origin of the dorsal fin; pectoral fins are moderately long, reaching to about level of vent; pelvic fins are very long, reaching to between level of vent and origin of anal fin; upper lobe of caudal fin is produced into short filamentous extension , Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Elaine's threadfin bream is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 116 - 120 m . Tropical Indian Ocean, Mozambique Channel.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

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