Forktail threadfin bream
📖 Overview
Inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms; also in sheltered estuaries . Feeds mainly on crustaceans and small fishes. Principal catch in the Taiwanese pair-trawl fishery off the coast of northwestern Australia. Good food fish .
🔬 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 short of level of anus. Pelvic fins moderately long, reaching to or just short of level anus. A line drawn up from posterior edge of suborbital reaching the dorsal profile at about the origin of dorsal fin. Females predominate at small sizes while males dominate the larger size classes. Maybe a sequential hermaphrodite. Axillary scale present. Color: Upper body iridescent pink, silvery white below. Lower margin of caudal fin white.: fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Forktail threadfin bream is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Forktail threadfin bream is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Females predominate at small size classes while males dominate the larger size classes, and there is some evidence that this species is a sequential hermaphrodite.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 8 - 110 m . Tropical; 34°N - 26°S, 76°E - 172°E Indian Ocean: Maldives (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
crustaceans and small fishes
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Forktail threadfin bream is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Per 100g cooked - Source: USDA FoodData Central
| Nutrient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Protein | 18.9 g |
| Omega-3 (total) | 192 mg |
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Forktail threadfin bream has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Fork-tailed threadfin bream · Forktailed Threadfin Bream · Gold Perch · Peron's Butterfly-bream · Peron's Threadfin Bream · Red Butterfly Bream · Rosy Threadfin-bream · Threadfin Bream · redspotted threadfin-bream · rosy threadfin bream |
| 🏳️Catalan | Nemiptères vermell comú |
| 🌍CES | špičatník stříbřitý |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Momoitoyori · モモイトヨリ |
| 🌍MSA | Kerisi |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Falsa-caranha-rosa |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Краснопятнистый нитепёр |
| 🌍TGL | Bisugo |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 橫斑金線魚 · 紅金線魚 · 金線鰱 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dentex furcosus | Valenciennes | 1830 | Synonym |
| Dentex hypselognathus | Bleeker | 1873 | Synonym |
| Dentex ovenii | Bleeker | 1854 | Synonym |
| Dentex sundanensis | Bleeker | 1873 | Synonym |
| Dentex upeneoides | Bleeker | 1853 | Synonym |
| Genyorage rubicauda | Saville-Kent | 1893 | Heterotypic |
| Nemipterus hypselognathus | Bleeker | 1873 | Synonym |
| Nemipterus oveni | Bleeker | 1854 | Synonym |
| Nemipterus robustus | Ogilby | 1916 | Synonym |
| Nemipterus sudanensis | Bleeker | 1873 | Synonym |
| Nemipterus sundanensis | Bleeker | 1873 | Synonym |
| Nemipterus upeneoides | Bleeker | 1853 | Synonym |
| Nemipterus worcesteri | Evermann & Seale | 1907 | Synonym |
| Synagris furcosus | Günther | 1859 | Heterotypic |
| Synagris hypselognathus | Bleeker | 1873 | Synonym |
| Synagris ovenii | Bleeker | 1854 | Synonym |
| Synagris upeneoides | Bleeker | 1853 | Synonym |
| Synagris worcesteri | Evermann & Seale | 1907 | Synonym |
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🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 9 records indexed .
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