Species Nemipterus zysron (Bleeker, 1857)
Slender Threadfin Bream, Slender Yellow-tipped Threadfin-bream, Yellow-cheeked Threadfin Bream, Yellow-cheeked Threadfin-bream
- Dentex zysron Bleeker, P. 1857. Bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Nias. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 12: 211-228 [219].
Type data:
Holotype RMNH 5688, Nias Island, Indonesia. - Dentex metopias Bleeker, P. 1857. Achtste bijdrage tot de kennis der vischfauna van Amboina. Acta Societatis Scientiarum Indo-Neerlandicae 2: 1-102 [51].
Type data:
Holotype (whereabouts unknown), Ambon Island, Moluccas Islands, Indonesia.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Russell, B.C. 1993. A review of the threadfin breams of the genus Nemipterus (Nemipteridae) from Japan and Taiwan, with description of a new species. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 39(4): 295-310 [307]
Generic Combinations
- Nemipterus metopias (Bleeker, 1857). —
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. [189]
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [202]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Nemipterus mesoprion (Bleeker, 1853). —
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. [188] (figure only, a misidentification)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
North of Port Hedland, WA (19°13'S) to Darwin, NT (130°50'E); tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine, mud bottom-marine, sand bottom marine.
Extra Ecological Information
10–125 m.
General References
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. [188] (as N. mesoprion, figure only and p. 189, as N. metopias)
Russell, B.C. 1993. A review of the threadfin breams of the genus Nemipterus (Nemipteridae) from Japan and Taiwan, with description of a new species. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 39(4): 295-310 [306]
Russell, B.C. 2001. Nemipteridae. pp. 3051-3089 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp. [3081]
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [202] (as N. metopias)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [136] (Yellow-cheeked Threadfin-bream)
Russell, B.C. 1990. FAO Species Catalogue. Nemipterid fishes of the World (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams, Monocle breams, Dwarf monocle breams, and Coral breams — Family Nemipteridae). Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, Vol. 12. Rome : FAO 149 pp. VIII pls. [63] (Slender Threadfin Bream, Yellow-cheeked Threadfin Bream)
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [204] (Slender Yellow-tipped Threadfin-bream)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Slender Threadfin Bream)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 19-Dec-2012 | 19-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |