3.3.9.1.15 Nemipteridae (Thread fin breams/Monocle breams/Dwarf monocle breams)

3.3.9.1.15 Nemipteridae (Thread fin breams/Monocle breams/Dwarf monocle breams)

  • A backward pointing spine below eye in Scolopsis and in some Parascolopsis species
  • Front of head scaleless, scales on top of head (predorsal scales) beginning above or just in front of eye
  • Cheeks with 3 rows of scales in Nemipterus, 4 to 7 rows in Scolopsis and Parascolopsis
  • Single dorsal fin originating above pectoral fin bases, the first spine sometimes prolonged into a filament
  • Just above pelvic fin, medium sized axillary scale present
  • Caudal fin forked or emarginated, upper lobe sometimes with a filament

Eg. Nemipterus japonicus

Nemipteridae (Thread fin breams/Monocle breams/Dwarf monocle breams)

Similar Families

Lethrinidae, Sparidae, Lutjanidae, Caesionidae, Haemulidae.

Nemipteridae (Thread fin breams/Monocle breams/Dwarf monocle breams)

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