Diagnostic Description
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Suborbital spine absent. Preopercle with 3 transverse scale rows. Pectoral fins long, reaching to beyond level of anus. Pelvic fins moderately long, reaching to between just short of and just beyond level of anus. A line drawn up from posterior edge of suborbital reaching the dorsal profile at about 2 to 7 scale rows before origin of dorsal fin. Upper lobe of caudal fin falcate, tipped with bright yellow. Axillary scale present. Color: Upper body pinkish mauve, silvery white below. Yellow teardrop-shaped bar beneath eye, extending obliquely halfway to suborbital.
Life Cycle
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Males mature at a smaller size than females (Ref. 125700).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 7
Trophic Strategy
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Found on the continental shelf (Ref. 75154).
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- Auda Kareen Ortañez
Biology
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Occurs on mud or sand bottoms in depths greater than 50 m. There is no major fishery for this species (Ref. 3810, 125700).
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- Kent E. Carpenter
Importance
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fisheries: minor commercial; price category: high; price reliability: questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this genus
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- Kent E. Carpenter
Nemipterus isacanthus: Brief Summary
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Nemipterus isacanthus, commonly known as the teardrop threadfin bream, is a marine fish native to the western Pacific Ocean.
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