Nemipterus

Nemipterus
	Nemipterus furcosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Nemipteridae
Genus:	Nemipterus; Swainson, 1839
Type species
	Dentex filamentosus; Valenciennes, 1830

Nemipterus is a genus of fish in the family Nemipteridae found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently 27 recognized species in this genus:

Nemipterus aurifilum (J. D. Ogilby, 1910) (Yellow-lip thread-fin bream)
Nemipterus aurora B. C. Russell, 1993 (Dawn thread-fin bream)
Nemipterus balinensis (Bleeker, 1858) (Balinese thread-fin bream)
Nemipterus balinensoides (Popta, 1918) (Dwarf thread-fin bream)
Nemipterus bathybius Snyder, 1911 (Yellow-belly thread-fin bream)
Nemipterus bipunctatus (Valenciennes, 1830) (Delagoa thread-fin bream)
Nemipterus celebicus (Bleeker, 1854) (Celebes thread-fin bream)
Nemipterus flavomandibularis B. C. Russell & Tweddle, 2013 (Yellow-jaw thread-fin bream) ^[1]
Nemipterus furcosus (Valenciennes, 1830) (Fork-tailed thread-fin bream)
Nemipterus gracilis (Bleeker, 1873) (Graceful thread-fin bream)
Nemipterus hexodon (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Ornate thread-fin bream)
Nemipterus isacanthus (Bleeker, 1873) (Tear-drop thread-fin bream)
Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch, 1791) (Japanese thread-fin bream) ^[2]
Nemipterus marginatus (Valenciennes, 1830) (Red-filament thread-fin bream)
Nemipterus mesoprion (Bleeker, 1853) (Mauve-lip thread-fin bream)
Nemipterus nematophorus (Bleeker, 1854) (Double-whip thread-fin bream)
Nemipterus nematopus (Bleeker, 1851) (Yellow-tipped thread-fin bream)
Nemipterus nemurus (Bleeker, 1857) (Red-spine thread-fin bream)
Nemipterus peronii (Valenciennes, 1830) (Notched-fin thread-fin bream)
Nemipterus randalli B. C. Russell, 1986 (Randall's thread-fin bream)
Nemipterus sugillatus B. C. Russell & H. C. Ho, 2017 ^[3]
Nemipterus tambuloides (Bleeker, 1853) (Five-lined thread-fin bream)
Nemipterus theodorei J. D. Ogilby, 1916 (Theodore's thread-fin bream)
Nemipterus thosaporni B. C. Russell, 1991 (Pale-fin thread-fin bream)
Nemipterus virgatus (Houttuyn, 1782) (Golden thread-fin bream)
Nemipterus vitiensis B. C. Russell, 1990 (Fiji thread-fin bream)
Nemipterus zysron (Bleeker, 1856) (Slender thread-fin bream)

References

^ Russell, B.C. & Tweddle, D. (2013): A new species of Nemipterus (Pisces: Nemipteridae) from the Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa, 3630 (1): 191–197.
^ Ning, P., Sha, Z., Hebert, P.D.N. & Russell, B. (2015): The taxonomic status of Japanese threadfin bream Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch, 1791) (Perciformes: Nemipteridae) with a redescription of this species from the south china sea based on morphology and DNA barcodes. Journal of Ocean University of China, 14 (1): 178–184.
^ Russell, B.C. & Ho, H.-C. (2017): A new species of Nemipterus (Perciformes: Nemipteridae) and first record of N. nematophorus (Bleeker) from Taiwan. Zootaxa, 4231 (2): 281-288.

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[Russell2013-1] Russell, B.C. & Tweddle, D. (2013): A new species of Nemipterus (Pisces: Nemipteridae) from the Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa, 3630 (1): 191–197.

[Ning2015-2] Ning, P., Sha, Z., Hebert, P.D.N. & Russell, B. (2015): The taxonomic status of Japanese threadfin bream Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch, 1791) (Perciformes: Nemipteridae) with a redescription of this species from the south china sea based on morphology and DNA barcodes. Journal of Ocean University of China, 14 (1): 178–184.

[Russell2017-3] Russell, B.C. & Ho, H.-C. (2017): A new species of Nemipterus (Perciformes: Nemipteridae) and first record of N. nematophorus (Bleeker) from Taiwan. Zootaxa, 4231 (2): 281-288.

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