Yellow-lip threadfin bream

Nemipterus aurifilum

Twenty Two Centimeters Seabream of Australian Waters

Yellow-lip threadfin bream is known from Western Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Nemipteridae
Genus: Nemipterus
Maximum length: 22 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6192 ) and eastern Australia, from southern Queensland to northern New South Wales. This species is very similar to Nemipterus bathybius .
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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