Nemipterus sugillatus Russel & Ho, 2017
Bluecheek threadfin bream
photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Family:  Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams)
Max. size:  25.55 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 62 - 125 m
Distribution:  Western Pacific: southern Taiwan and Indonesia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-7. This species is distinguished by the following characters: pectoral-fin rays ii, 14-15; gill rakers 10-12; body is moderately elongate, depth 3.2-3.6 in SL; head length is equal to or a little more than body depth; diameter of eye about equal to or a little less than snout length, 0.9-1.4 in snout; lower margin of eye is just above a line from tip of snout to upper pectoral-fin base; suborbital is moderately deep, its lower edge slightly emarginate, least depth 1.2-1.7 in eye diameter; an imaginary line extend upward from posterior edge of suborbital reaching dorsal profile somewhere between 3-7 scale rows before origin of dorsal fin; pectoral fins are moderately long, reaching to or just beyond level of vent; pelvic fins are very long, reaching to or just beyond origin of anal fin; caudal fin with the upper rays pointed or produced to form short filament (Ref. 116612).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 July 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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